Cold trapped ions can be excellent sensors for ultra-precision detection of physical quantities,which strongly depends on the measurement situation at hand.The stylus ion trap,formed by two concentric cylinders over a...Cold trapped ions can be excellent sensors for ultra-precision detection of physical quantities,which strongly depends on the measurement situation at hand.The stylus ion trap,formed by two concentric cylinders over a ground plane,holds the promise of relatively simple structure and larger solid angle for optical access and fluorescence collection in comparison with the conventional ion traps.Here we report our fabrication and characterization of the first stylus ion trap constructed in China,aiming for studying quantum optics and sensing weak electric fields in the future.We have observed the stable confinement of the ion in the trapping potential for more than two hours and measured the heating rate of the trap to be dε/dt=7.10±0.13 meV/s by the Doppler recooling method.Our work starts a way to building practical quantum sensors with high efficiency of optical collection and with ultimate goal for contributing to future quantum information technology.展开更多
From simulated profiles and measured profiles, analysis is made of the effect of the stylus radius on the measurement of surface profile. Compensation of stylus geometry makes a better approximation of true surface pr...From simulated profiles and measured profiles, analysis is made of the effect of the stylus radius on the measurement of surface profile. Compensation of stylus geometry makes a better approximation of true surface profile possible and its effectiveness is demonstrated by comparing the results obtained with measured profiles.展开更多
REVO?is a dynamic measuring head and probe system,which is designed and applied in orthogonal coordinatemeasuring machines(CMMs)to maximize measurement throughput whilst maintaining high system accuracy.A calibration ...REVO?is a dynamic measuring head and probe system,which is designed and applied in orthogonal coordinatemeasuring machines(CMMs)to maximize measurement throughput whilst maintaining high system accuracy.A calibration approachto the stylus deformation of REVO head is proposed and the scale value of each CMM axis is separated from the limiteddata returned from the measuring system according to the application of REVO head in non-orthogonal CMM.Experimentsshow that the calibration method presented and extraction of scale value are of effectiveness and correctness.Results demonstratethat the maximum measurement error has decreased from0.2021mm to0.0009mm and the variation of scale value ofeach CMM axis is two orders lower after the stylus deformation is compensated.展开更多
基金Project supported by the Special Project for Research and Development in Key Areas of Guangdong Province,China (Grant No.2020B0303300001)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.U21A20434,12074346,12074390,11835011,11804375,and 11804308)+2 种基金the Fund from the Key Laboratory of Guangzhou for Quantum Precision Measurement (Grant No.202201000010)the Science and Technology Projects in Guangzhou (Grant No.202201011727)the Nansha Senior Leading Talent Team Technology Project (Grant No.2021CXTD02)。
文摘Cold trapped ions can be excellent sensors for ultra-precision detection of physical quantities,which strongly depends on the measurement situation at hand.The stylus ion trap,formed by two concentric cylinders over a ground plane,holds the promise of relatively simple structure and larger solid angle for optical access and fluorescence collection in comparison with the conventional ion traps.Here we report our fabrication and characterization of the first stylus ion trap constructed in China,aiming for studying quantum optics and sensing weak electric fields in the future.We have observed the stable confinement of the ion in the trapping potential for more than two hours and measured the heating rate of the trap to be dε/dt=7.10±0.13 meV/s by the Doppler recooling method.Our work starts a way to building practical quantum sensors with high efficiency of optical collection and with ultimate goal for contributing to future quantum information technology.
文摘From simulated profiles and measured profiles, analysis is made of the effect of the stylus radius on the measurement of surface profile. Compensation of stylus geometry makes a better approximation of true surface profile possible and its effectiveness is demonstrated by comparing the results obtained with measured profiles.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51375338)
文摘REVO?is a dynamic measuring head and probe system,which is designed and applied in orthogonal coordinatemeasuring machines(CMMs)to maximize measurement throughput whilst maintaining high system accuracy.A calibration approachto the stylus deformation of REVO head is proposed and the scale value of each CMM axis is separated from the limiteddata returned from the measuring system according to the application of REVO head in non-orthogonal CMM.Experimentsshow that the calibration method presented and extraction of scale value are of effectiveness and correctness.Results demonstratethat the maximum measurement error has decreased from0.2021mm to0.0009mm and the variation of scale value ofeach CMM axis is two orders lower after the stylus deformation is compensated.
