Coupling trapped ions to a nanomechanical oscillator

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2312.00576v1
• Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2023 13:31:12 GMT
• Title: Coupling trapped ions to a nanomechanical oscillator
• Authors: Moritz Weegen, Martino Poggio, Stefan Willitsch
• Abstract summary: We report on the implementation of a hybrid system combining a metallic nanowire with laser-cooled ions in a miniaturised ion trap. We demonstrate resonant and off-resonant coupling of the two systems and the coherent motional excitation of the ion by the mechanical drive of the nanowire.
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• Abstract: Cold ions in traps are well-established, highly controllable quantum systems with a wide variety of applications in quantum information, precision spectroscopy, clocks and chemistry. Nanomechanical oscillators are used in advanced sensing applications and for exploring the border between classical and quantum physics. Here, we report on the implementation of a hybrid system combining a metallic nanowire with laser-cooled ions in a miniaturised ion trap. We demonstrate resonant and off-resonant coupling of the two systems and the coherent motional excitation of the ion by the mechanical drive of the nanowire. The present results open up avenues for mechanically manipulating the quantum motion of trapped ions, for the development of ion-mechanical hybrid quantum systems and for the sympathetic cooling of mechanical systems by trapped ions and vice versa.

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