Miniature Packaged Ion Traps

未来20年将迎来“第二次量子革命”，利用叠加和纠缠特性的技术和设备的广泛出现，可以在最小的尺度上控制光和物质的动力学。捕获在电磁场中的原子离子长期以来一直被用于实验量子物理的基础研究。在过去的二十年里，囚禁离子也成为了一种很有前途的平台，可以用于一系列基于量子的技术，如量子计算和模拟、原子钟和量子传感器。先进的基于捕获离子的技术有可能影响整个新兴的量子技术部门，然而，即使是获得最简单的实验离子捕获系统也仍然是一个挑战。考虑到制备和维持微妙的量子态所需的广泛控制和极高质量的真空，这或许并不令人惊讶。如果要在未来几十年实现实用的大规模量子技术，那么单个离子陷阱节点必须成为标准化的现成组件。ColdQuanta、牛津大学和NQCC将开发和生产高性能、微型和自给自足的离子陷阱系统。通过将牛津大学的微制3D射频陷阱集成到ColdQuanta的微型真空包装中，可以商业开发一种运送离子陷阱的新途径。NQCC将进一步调查微型封装系统的用例，并为设计和开发过程提供投入，以确保与他们在英国建设量子计算基础设施的路线图保持一致，包括硬件和相关供应链。

The next 20 years are poised for growth of the "second quantum revolution", with the widespread emergence of technologies and devices leveraging the properties of superposition and entanglement which govern the dynamics of light and matter at the smallest scales. Atomic ions trapped in electromagnetic potentials have long been used for fundamental studies in experimental quantum physics. Over the past two decades, trapped ions have also emerged as a promising platform for a wide range of quantum-based technologies such as quantum computing and simulation, atomic clocks, and quantum sensors. Advanced trapped-ion-based technologies have the potential to impact the entire emerging quantum technology sector, however, it remains a challenge to obtain even the simplest experimental ion trapping system. This is perhaps not surprising given the extensive control and extremely high quality of vacuum required to prepare and maintain delicate quantum states. If practical large scale quantum technologies are to be realized over the next decades, then individual ion trap nodes must become standardized off-the-shelf components.ColdQuanta, the University of Oxford, and the NQCC will develop and produce a high-performance, miniature, and self-contained ion trap system. By integrating Oxford's microfabricated 3D radio-frequency trap into ColdQuanta's miniature vacuum packaging, a new route for delivering ion traps can be exploited commercially. The NQCC will further investigate use-cases for miniature packaged systems and provide input into the design and development process ensuring alignmentwith their roadmap for building quantum computing infrastructure in the UK, covering both hardware and associated supply chains.