Our research proposal focuses on the vibrational dynamics of small trapped ion crystals, combining theoretical modeling and experimental implementation at the Cold Ions and Atoms Laboratory (LIAF). Initial efforts target the characterization of vibrational states in individual ions under the Gaussian approximation, including coherent and squeezed states. These techniques will be extended to small ion chains to study entanglement dynamics in systems coupled to engineered baths via laser beams.

References

[1] Cecilia Cormick and Juan Pablo Paz. Observing different phases for the dynamics of entanglement in an ion trap. Phys. Rev. A, 81:022306, Feb 2010.