Ion trap with gold-plated alumina: Substrate and surface characterization
We describe a complete development process of a segmented-blade linear ion trap. An alumina substrate is characterized with an x-ray diffraction and loss-tangent measurement. The blade is laser-micromachined and polished, followed by sputtering and gold electroplating. Surface roughness is examined...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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AIP Publishing LLC
2022-11-01
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| Series: | AIP Advances |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0112583 |
| Summary: | We describe a complete development process of a segmented-blade linear ion trap. An alumina substrate is characterized with an x-ray diffraction and loss-tangent measurement. The blade is laser-micromachined and polished, followed by sputtering and gold electroplating. Surface roughness is examined at each step of the fabrication via both electron and optical microscopies. On the gold-plated facet, we obtain a height deviation of tens of nanometers in the vicinity of the ion position. Trapping of laser-cooled 174Yb+ ions is demonstrated. |
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| ISSN: | 2158-3226 |