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US 12,640,355 B2Granted
Ion trap with reduced radio frequency (RF) currents using multiple feed ports
AssigneeQuantinuum LLC
InventorsAdam Reed, Matthew D. Swallows, Christopher Eugene Langer
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Abstract
Various embodiments provide ion traps or systems comprising ion traps that comprise a trapping portion and a radio frequency (RF) border electrode bounding the trapping portion. The RF border electrode comprises or is in electrical communication with a plurality of feed ports. In an example embodiment, the ion trap comprises a plurality of unit cells each comprising a respective trapping portion, a respective RF border electrode bounding the respective trapping portion, and a respective feed port of the plurality of feed ports.
Claims20
An ion trap comprising:
- a trapping portion comprising one or more RF rails and one or more sequences of segmented electrodes;
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- a radio frequency (RF) border electrode bounding the trapping portion, wherein the RF border electrode comprises or is in electrical communication with a plurality of feed ports.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.