Rev. Mod. Phys. 75, 281 - 324 (2003)Quantum dynamics of single trapped ions |
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D. Leibfried
University of Colorado and National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado 80305-3328
R. Blatt
Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Innsbruck, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
C. Monroe
FOCUS Center and Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1120
D. Wineland
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado 80305-3328
Published 10 March 2003
Single trapped ions represent elementary quantum systems that are well isolated from the environment. They can be brought nearly to rest by laser cooling, and both their internal electronic states and external motion can be coupled to and manipulated by light fields. This makes them ideally suited for quantum-optical and quantum-dynamical studies under well-controlled conditions. Theoretical and experimental work on these topics is reviewed in the paper, with a focus on ions trapped in radio-frequency (Paul) traps.
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URL: http://link.aps.org/abstract/RMP/v75/p281
DOI: 10.1103/RevModPhys.75.281
PACS: 39.10.+j, 03.65.-w
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