Surface-electrode Ion Trap Development

We present a segmented linear surface electrode ion trap design that can be used for various applications in optical clocks and quantum computation based on trapped Yb-171(+) ions. Our simulations show that calculated trap depth can reach up to several eV and that the pseudopotential minimum of the trap is located above the trap surface at a distance greater than 80 & mu;m. The described pseudopotential simulations and calculations of different trap parameters can be used to design the planar trap with required parameters. This design could be scaled to store a long chain of ions and used for quantum logic applications as well.