US 12,237,160 B2
Multi-atomic object crystal transport through atomic object confinement apparatus junction
William Cody Burton, Northglen, CO (US); Brian Estey, Louisville, CO (US); Ian Hoffman, Arvada, CO (US); and Curtis Volin, Marietta, GA (US)
Assigned to QUANTINUUM LLC, Broomfield, CO (US)
Filed by Quantinuum LLC, Broomfield, CO (US)
Filed on Feb. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/106,434.
Application 18/106,434 is a continuation of application No. 17/664,096, filed on May 19, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/203,029, filed on Jul. 6, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0197430 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01J 49/06 (2006.01); H01J 49/42 (2006.01)
CPC H01J 49/062 (2013.01) [H01J 49/426 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for controlling an atomic object confinement apparatus to cause the transportation of a multi-atomic object crystal through a junction of the atomic object confinement apparatus, the junction formed by two or more legs of the atomic object confinement apparatus, the atomic object confinement apparatus comprising a plurality of electrodes, the method comprising:
controlling one or more voltage sources to cause generation of a time-dependent potential by applying controlling voltage signals to at least a portion of the plurality of electrodes, the time-dependent potential configured to generate a potential well that travels through the junction from a first leg of the two or more legs to a second leg of the two or more legs to cause the multi-atomic object crystal to traverse a transport path through the junction from the first leg to the second leg, wherein an order of atomic objects within the multi-atomic object crystal is changed deterministically as the multi-atomic object crystal traverses the transport path.