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Collection of fluorescence from an ion using trap-integrated photonics

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Pith's one-line read A grating etched into a trap chip collects an ion's fluorescence into a single waveguide mode.

desk verdict First demonstrated collection of a trapped ion's fluorescence into a trap-integrated single-mode waveguide, with a clever apodization scheme; efficiency is low but the cross-checks are honest and the central claim holds. read the letter →

arxiv 2505.01412 v1 pith:4XXBWF3I submitted 2025-05-02 quant-ph physics.atom-phphysics.optics

Felix W. Knollmann , Sabrina M. Corsetti , Ethan R. Clements , Reuel Swint , Aaron D. Leu , May E. Kim , Patrick T. Callahan , Dave Kharas
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Thomas Mahony Cheryl Sorace-Agaskar Robert McConnell Colin D. Bruzewicz Isaac L. Chuang Jelena Notaros John Chiaverini
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keywords trapped-ionfluorescenceintegratedphotonicsdiffractiongratingcouplerphase-shiftapodizationsingle-modewaveguidequantumstatereadoutphoton-mediatedentanglementstrontium-88ion
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The reading

This paper demonstrates that light from a single trapped ion can be captured by a diffraction grating built into the microfabricated trap chip itself and guided into one optical mode of an on-chip waveguide. This replaces the bulky free-space lenses normally used to gather ion fluorescence, and it matters because photon-mediated entanglement and scalable ion-array readout require photons to be delivered in a single mode with stable phase. Using the 422-nm transition of a single $^{88}\mathrm{Sr}^{+}$ ion, the authors measure a single-mode collection efficiency of 0.043 ± 0.007%, spatially map the ion's fluorescence with the grating, and read out the ion's quantum state with 90.7% (bright) and 92.5% (dark) fidelity. The design introduces phase-shift apodization, a way to continuously tune grating strength without sub-wavelength features, and experimentally validates a reciprocal model that predicts collection efficiency from the grating's measured emission profile.

What carries the argument

The load-bearing device is a 30 × 30 µm dual-layer silicon-nitride focusing grating buried under the trap electrodes and designed to focus light at the ion height (50 µm) through reciprocity: a structure that emits a tight beam toward the ion will collect equally well from it. To match the ion's dipole intensity profile, the grating's scattering strength is tapered along its length by phase-shift apodization, a new method that splits the grating into sub-wavelength transverse zones and shifts alternating zones along the propagation axis, continuously tuning destructive interference from zero up to the maximum scattering strength while keeping feature sizes above 0.12 µm. The efficiency estimate is carried by the overlap formula $\eta = \frac{1}{4\pi}\,\lambda^{2}\, I_{\max}/s^{2}$, where $I_{\max}$ is the normalized intensity at the brightest pixel of the combined TE/TM emission image and $s$ is the pixel size; the paper checks this formula against full 3D FDTD overlap simulations and finds agreement within 2%.

What would settle it

Measure the TE and TM contributions to the ion fluorescence collected by the grating at several ion positions and quantization-axis orientations, and compare the ratio and spatial map with the prediction from the independently measured emission images; a disagreement beyond experimental uncertainty would falsify the reciprocal efficiency model used in Eq. 5.

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Core claim

The paper's central claim is that fluorescence from a trapped ion can be collected into a single-mode waveguide integrated on the trap chip—the first such demonstration. The collection grating, co-fabricated beneath the trap electrodes, couples 0.043 ± 0.007% of the 422-nm photons emitted by a $^{88}\mathrm{Sr}^{+}$ ion into the waveguide; this number agrees with the efficiency calculated from the grating's measured TE and TM emission profiles. The collected photons are used to distinguish the ion's $\mathrm{S}_{1/2}$ bright state from its $\mathrm{D}_{5/2}$ dark state with 90.7 ± 0.3% and 92.5 ± 0.3% fidelity, respectively, using an 8-ms detection window and a one-photon threshold. The authors also show that the spatial map of ion fluorescence collection matches the combined TE and TM emission profile of the grating, experimentally validating the reciprocity-based collection model. A projection based on known fabrication corrections, a single-photon avalanche diode, and multimode fiber coupling would raise the total detection efficiency by about 19.5 dB.

Load-bearing premise

The collection-efficiency estimate assumes that the ion's σ emission projects equally onto the measured TE and TM grating modes, so the brightest-pixel intensity of the combined profiles gives the mode overlap; this polarization assumption is tested by only one measured collection map, and the measured TM/TE ratio (0.69) is much larger than the simulated ratio (0.18).

Editorial extensions

If this is right

  • Photon-mediated entanglement between trapped ions can be built on this collection front-end, since the spontaneously emitted photon is already delivered in a single spatial mode with passively stable phase.
  • State readout through the integrated path is practical: an 8-ms one-photon-threshold measurement gives 90.7% bright and 92.5% dark fidelity, and an adaptive threshold classifies a bright state in 2.66 ms on average.
  • Known fabrication deviations (ITO film, electrode divot, tooth deformation) account for 7.9 dB of the roughly 12 dB gap between designed and fabricated efficiency, so correcting them should recover most of the lost performance.
  • With fabrication fixes, a single-photon avalanche diode, and multimode fiber coupling, the projected detection efficiency improves by 19.5 dB, implying >0.999 readout fidelity in under 350 µs and a few photon-mediated entanglement coincidences per second at 1 MHz excitation.

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Editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The large measured TM/TE ratio (0.69 vs 0.18 simulated) suggests the polarization decomposition is the least constrained part of the efficiency model; a polarization-resolved collection map with a known quantization axis would tell whether the discrepancy is a grating property or a modeling gap.
  • Because the reciprocal emission-profile measurement is far easier than scanning an ion, this method could become a standard pre-alignment and diagnostic step for any future planar ion-photon interface.
  • The same phase-shift apodized grating should transfer directly to neutral atoms and other point emitters trapped at similar heights, with the grating pitch and focusing redesigned for their wavelength.
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Summary. This paper reports the first demonstration of collecting fluorescence from a trapped 88Sr+ ion into a single-mode waveguide integrated into a microfabricated ion-trap chip. The authors design a dual-layer focusing grating with a novel 'phase-shift apodization' method, co-fabricate the grating with an ion trap, and characterize its performance using three complementary methods: 3D FDTD simulation, direct imaging of the grating's emission profile, and spatial mapping of collected ion fluorescence. The measured single-mode collection efficiency is (0.043 ± 0.007)%, in agreement with the emission-profile prediction of (0.041 ± 0.007)%. The collected light is used to detect the ion's electronic state with 90.7% (bright) and 92.5% (dark) fidelity, and to observe Rabi oscillations on the S1/2–D5/2 optical qubit. The paper also provides a detailed loss budget identifying the main inefficiencies and projects a 19.5 dB improvement from straightforward changes.

Significance. If the result holds, this work is a significant step toward scalable, phase-stable, and reproducible photon collection for trapped-ion quantum information processing. It validates a general formalism for predicting collection efficiency from reciprocal emission profiles and introduces a broadly applicable apodization technique for focusing gratings. The manuscript is notable for its transparency: the authors quantify the 12 dB gap between designed and as-fabricated efficiency, account for 7.9 dB of it through known fabrication effects, explicitly acknowledge the remaining 4 dB and the polarization-model discrepancy (measured TM/TE ratio 0.69 vs simulated 0.18), and provide three independent lines of evidence for the central claim. These strengths, together with the realistic projections for near-term improvement, make the paper a valuable contribution to the field.

minor comments (5)
  1. [Section 1] In the phrase 'to determine it's quantum state', the word 'it's' should be 'its' (possessive).
  2. [Section 2.2] The sentence 'we measure the TM crosstalk at the optimal location for TE to be -5.3 dB for both methods' is ambiguous; please specify that 'both methods' refers to the emission imaging and the ion-fluorescence collection maps.
  3. [Methods 5.4] Equation (5) assumes that σ emission contributes equally to the TE and TM modes and that the measured intensity profiles can be combined as independent bases; given the measured TM/TE ratio of 0.69 versus the simulated 0.18, the authors should quantify how this discrepancy affects the uncertainty of the emission-based efficiency estimate.
  4. [Table 1] The rows 'Count ratio' and 'Detection efficiency' apply only to the ion measurement column; consider adding a footnote or using an em dash for cells where the entry is not applicable.
  5. [Figure 9] In the caption of Figure 9, specify the scaling used to combine the TE and TM emission profiles in panel (a).

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No circularity found: the collection efficiency is measured independently and cross-checked against an emission-profile calculation.

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Walking the derivation chain, the central claim of first collection of trapped-ion fluorescence into an on-chip single-mode waveguide is supported by three independent lines of evidence. The ion-based collection efficiency is obtained by calibrating the free-space detection path with deterministically emitted single photons (Methods 5.5), then multiplying by the measured integrated-to-free-space count ratio; this is an absolute calibration, not a fit. The emission-profile-based efficiency uses the reciprocal-mode formula of Eq. 5, which is itself cross-checked against full 3D FDTD overlap simulations with <2% discrepancy. The agreement between the ion measurement (0.043±0.007%) and the emission-profile calculation (0.041±0.007%) is a genuine cross-check, not a parameter re-used by construction. The only fitted quantity in the paper, the thermal phonon number n=19 in the Rabi oscillation model, does not enter the efficiency or state-detection fidelity claims. The paper explicitly acknowledges the measured TM/TE ratio (0.69) exceeds simulation (0.18), which is a stated limitation of the polarization model rather than a circular step. Self-citations (refs 8, 20, 25) provide context or hardware details, but are not load-bearing for the efficiency derivation; the collection formalism is taken from external reference 14 and independently implemented and validated. No self-definitional reduction, no fitted input called prediction, no author-imported uniqueness theorem, no ansatz smuggled via citation, and no renaming of a known result were found. The derivation is self-contained and the central quantitative claim is directly measured.

Assumptions & free parameters 1 free parameters · 5 assumptions · 0 invented entities

The central claim rests on standard linear optics and a previously published collection model. The only fitted parameter in the paper is the thermal phonon number, which is not used in the efficiency determination. No new physical entities are introduced.

free parameters (1)
  • n (thermal mean phonon number) = 19
    Fit to the decay of Rabi oscillations (Fig. 4a); not used in the collection efficiency determination.
assumptions (5)
  • domain assumption Reciprocity of passive linear photonic devices: emission and collection profiles are equivalent.
    Invoked in Intro and Methods 5.1 to design and characterize the grating as both an emitter and a collector.
  • domain assumption The ion's fluorescence can be modeled as a radiating electric dipole with pi and sigma components described by Clebsch-Gordan coefficients.
    Methods 5.4 uses the dipole emission pattern to compute collection limits and to justify the 95.6% sigma fraction.
  • domain assumption The collection efficiency formalism of Smedley et al. (ref 14, Eq. 3) correctly gives the coupling efficiency from a dipole to a guided mode.
    Eq. 3 in Methods 5.4 is taken from ref 14 and used to convert measured intensity profiles into expected collection efficiencies.
  • domain assumption The measured TE and TM emission profiles can be combined with equal weights to represent the ion's state-detection fluorescence, which emits equally into both polarizations.
    Methods 5.5 combines the two normalized profiles; the paper notes a <2% discrepancy from full simulation but does not provide direct experimental validation for this equal-weight combination.
  • domain assumption The free-space detection efficiency measured by deterministic single-photon emission remains valid during the ratio measurement used to calibrate the integrated pathway.
    Methods 5.5 calibrates the traditional imaging path and multiplies by the count ratio; this assumes the ion's excitation and emission are identical in both measurements.

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Spontaneously emitted photons are entangled with the electronic and nuclear degrees of freedom of the emitting atom, so interference and measurement of these photons can entangle separate matter-based quantum systems as a resource for quantum information processing. However, the isotropic nature of spontaneous emission hinders the single-mode photonic operations required to generate entanglement. Current demonstrations rely on bulk photon-collection and manipulation optics that suffer from environment-induced phase instability, mode matching challenges, and system-to-system variability, factors that impede scaling to the large numbers of entangled pairs needed for quantum information processing. To address these limitations, we demonstrate a collection method that enables passive phase stability, straightforward photonic manipulation, and intrinsic reproducibility. Specifically, we engineer a waveguide-integrated grating to couple photons emitted from a trapped ion into a single optical mode within a microfabricated ion-trap chip. Using the integrated collection optic, we characterize the collection efficiency, image the ion, and detect the ion's quantum state. This proof-of-principle demonstration lays the foundation for leveraging the inherent stability and reproducibility of integrated photonics to efficiently create, manipulate, and measure multipartite quantum states in arrays of quantum emitters.

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Figure 1. A focusing diffraction grating collects fluorescence photons from a trapped ion into a single [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p002_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Dual-layer apodized diffraction grating design. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p003_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Spatial profiles of grating emission and collection. The columns depict the transverse-electric [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p004_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: Rabi oscillations of a Sr+ optical qubit measured via fluorescence collected using a tailored diffractive grating coupler. a We use the integrated collection pathway to determine the ion’s state after excitation of the S1/2 to D5/2 transition at 674 nm. We plot the pro…
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Figure 5. Figure 5: Schematic illustration of conventional, a, and phase-shift apodized, b, gratings. The grating coupler is comprised of materials with refractive indices nH and nL and period Λx. The lower panels show the grating strength κ as a function of position within the grating. T…
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Figure 6. Figure 6: Optimized 2D-grating parameters for coupling to an ion trapped 50 µm above the surface of [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_6.png]
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Figure 7. Figure 7: Geometry for defining the curvature of grating lines for a 3D focusing grating waveguide. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_7.png]
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Figure 8. Figure 8: Simulations of ion emission coupling efficiency vs. ion displacement along the propagation [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p011_8.png]
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Figure 9. Figure 9: The combined profile of TE and TM light emitted from the diffraction grating, [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p012_9.png]

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