High-fidelity spatial addressing of $^{43}\text{Ca}^+$ qubits using near-field microwave control

Individual addressing of qubits is essential for scalable quantum computation. Spatial addressing allows unlimited numbers of qubits to share the same frequency, whilst enabling arbitrary parallel operations. We present the latest experimental results obtained using a two-zone microfabricated surface trap designed to perform spatial, near-field microwave addressing of long-lived $^{43}\text{Ca}^+$ "atomic clock" qubits held in separate trap zones (each of which feature four integrated microwave electrodes) [1],[2]. Microwave near fields generated by multi-electrode chip ion traps are often difficult to faithfully simulate and a simple method of characterizing and testing trap chips before placement under ultra-high vacuum would significantly speed up trap design optimization. We describe a printed circuit board antenna for use in mapping microwave near-fields generated by ion-trap electrodes. The antenna is designed to measure fields down to $100\mu$m away from trap electrodes and to be impedance matched at a desired spot frequency for an improved signal to noise ratio in field measurements. References: [1] D. P. L Aude Craik et al, arXiv:1601.02696 (2016); [2] D. P. L Aude Craik et al, Appl. Phys. B 114, 3 -10 (2014)