I am a part of the joint effort between ETH Zurich and PSI Villigen to build a quantum computing platform accesible to external users. Our version of a quantum computer uses trapped ions to encode information.
Just as classical computers bytes need electricity to work, trapped ion quantum bits (qubits) are controlled by light. My job is to ensure that the light reaching the ion qubit is optimal for computations. In my day to day work, I use optics, photonics and electronics to stabilize the frequency and intensity of laser beams to a few kHz precision.
My vision is that the construction of a scalable quantum computers using trapped ions will use integrated photonics. I develop integrated optics solutions for trapped ions. I am also keeping an eye on the latest developments in the photonics research community to spot technologies promising for ion trapping.
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