# Near-ground-state transport of trapped-ion qubits through a multidimensional array

@article{Blakestad2011NeargroundstateTO,
title={Near-ground-state transport of trapped-ion qubits through a multidimensional array},
author={R. B. Blakestad and Christian Ospelkaus and Aaron P. Vandevender and Janus H. Wesenberg and Michael J. Biercuk and Dietrich Leibfried and David J. Wineland},
journal={Physical Review A},
year={2011},
volume={84},
pages={032314}
}
We have demonstrated transport of {sup 9}Be{sup +}ions through a two-dimensional Paul-trap array that incorporates an X junction, while maintaining the ions near the motional ground state of the confining potential well. We expand on the first report of the experiment in Blakestad et al.[Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 153002 (2009)], including a detailed discussion of how the transport potentials were calculated. Two main mechanisms that caused motional excitation during transport are explained, along…

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