Measuring the Photonic Frequency Qubit Generated by an 171Yb+ Ion in a Surface Trap
Geert Vrijsen, Daniel Gaultney, Kai Hudek, L. Annie Isabella, Jungsang Kim · 2014
We propose a novel qubit state measurement method for photonic frequency qubits using a Mach-Zehnder interferometer with unequal path lengths. A practical implementation for photons generated by 171Yb+ ions in a surface trap is described.