European STREP MICROTRAP
Objective:
Development of a pan-European Microtrap Technology capability for Trapped Ion Quantum Information Science
MICROTRAP is a project aimed at developing an EU technology
capability in trapped ion micro-structures for application to
quantum information science. Much of the recent experimental
advances in Quantum information science have been demonstrated
in trapped ion systems, and there is significant interest in
developing micro-structure trapped ion system architectures
which facilitate scalibility whilst maintaining long coherence
times.
The consortium of 6 leading trapped ion groups from 4 EU member
states aims to take advantage from European micro-machining and
microfabrication facilities in order to design, develop and
test a range of micro-trap architectures. The project covers a
set of goals including microtrap materials and fabrication,
preparation, trap and array design, multiplexing for
scalability, and detection and read-out of quantum bits. All of
these need to be addressed within a comprehensive framework in
order that significant steps towards integration with
micro-electronics materials, fabrication processes and
platforms can be achieved.
The project research targets trapped ion technology concepts
which are significantly beyond the current state of the art,
and will provide a substantial foundational basis for EU
trapped ion quantum information science to make rapid
progress
Partners:
National Physical Laboratory, UK
University of Aarhus, Denmark
Universität Innsbruck, Austria
University of Oxford, UK
Universität Siegen, Germany
Universität Ulm, Germany
TU München, Prof. Glaser, Germany