title: Experimental demonstration of a technique to generate arbitrary quantum superposition states of a harmonically bound spin-1/2 particle.
abstract: Using a single, harmonically trapped 9Be(+) ion, we experimentally demonstrate a technique for generation of arbitrary states of a two-level particle confined by a harmonic potential. Rather than engineering a single Hamiltonian that evolves the system to a desired final state, we implement a technique that applies a sequence of simple operations to synthesize the state.
authors.affiliation: NIST Boulder, Time and Frequency Division, Ion Storage Group, Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ben-Kish
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: DeMarco
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rowe
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Britton
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Itano
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Jelenković
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Langer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leibfried
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rosenband
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Wineland