Generation of a single ion large oscillator

TL;DR

This paper reports the creation of a large-amplitude trapped ion oscillator with a displacement of 16.9 micrometers, achieved rapidly and significantly larger than previous efforts, advancing the development of ion-based gyroscopes.

Contribution

The study demonstrates a method to generate a large ion oscillation amplitude using offset voltages, surpassing previous displacement limits and enabling new applications in precision sensing.

Findings

Achieved 16.9 μm ion oscillation amplitude

Displacement achieved within 5 ns

Significantly larger than previous work

Abstract

We demonstrate the generation of a trapped ion oscillator having large oscillation amplitude of $16.9~{\rm \mu m}$. Applying an offset voltage to the ion trap electrode helped achieve a displacement of the trap center within the time scale of 5 ns. The fluorescence dynamics of the ion were analyzed after the displacement to estimate the oscillation amplitude. The realized trap displacement is one order magnitude larger than that achieved in the previous work. Thus, this result is an important step toward the realization of a gyroscope using a single trapped ion.