Characterization of Inner Control Electrode Shapes for Multi-Layer Surface-Electrode Ion Traps

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2603.00348v1
• Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 22:27:55 GMT
• Title: Characterization of Inner Control Electrode Shapes for Multi-Layer Surface-Electrode Ion Traps
• Authors: Florian Ungerechts, Brigitte Kaune, Christian Ospelkaus,
• Abstract summary: Microfabricated surface-electrode traps are a scalable platform for trapped-ion quantum processors.<n>We analyze asymmetric inner control electrodes for simultaneous axial and radial control in multi-layer surface traps.<n>The improved control voltage efficiency of using solely inner electrodes enables the device's entire direct-current (DC) supply to be provided by integrated Cryo-CMOS circuits.
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• Abstract: Microfabricated surface-electrode traps are a scalable platform for trapped-ion quantum processors. Recent advances in fabrication techniques have enabled the design of increasingly complex multi-layer structures. Yet the control electrodes remain mostly unchanged and of rectangular shape. We systematically analyze asymmetric inner control electrode shapes for simultaneous axial and radial control in multi-layer surface traps, characterize and compare a selection of different shapes, and verify their capabilities in realistic use-case scenarios for ion transport and micromotion compensation. Eliminating the need for the commonly used additional outer control electrodes, asymmetric inner control electrodes increase the compactness and space efficiency of surface-electrode traps while concurrently reducing the number of control signals. The improved control voltage efficiency of using solely inner electrodes enables the device's entire direct-current (DC) supply to be provided by integrated Cryo-CMOS circuits, further enhancing the scalability of the processor.

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