Probing surface charge densities on optical fibers with a trapped ion

We describe a novel method to measure the surface charge densities on optical fibers placed in the vicinity of a trapped ion, where the ion itself acts as the probe. Surface charges distort the trapping potential, and when the fibers are displaced, the ion’s equilibrium position and secular motional...

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Main Authors: Florian R Ong, Klemens Schüppert, Pierre Jobez, Markus Teller, Ben Ames, Dario A Fioretto, Konstantin Friebe, Moonjoo Lee, Yves Colombe, Rainer Blatt, Tracy E Northup
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2020-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ab8af9