Semester/Vacation Theses
These theses represent brief research projects completed over three weeks by undergraduate and Masters students.
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Rico Benning
"Implementation of a Multi-Client Network Analyzer Module for a Digital Laser Lockbox"
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Isabelle Franzen
"Automated Fibre Coupling Module"
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Greg Ferrero
"Stabilization of the Injection locking of a Semiconductor Laser Diode"
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Kai Gamlin
"Development and characterization of a beam line for an achromatic focus for the wavelengths 1050 nm and 1576 nm"
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Daria Panfilova
"Implementation of Anti-Windup and Characterization of the BLOOD Device for Laser Locking"
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Foivos Vouzinas
"Spin Coherence in 40Ca+"
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Arne Jakob Geipel
"Noise Error Budget for Quantum Error Correction using Gottesmann-Kitaev-Preskill States in Trapped Ions"
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Justus Urbanetz
"Inhibition of decay channels for alkaline-earth circular Rydberg atoms between two parallel conducting plates"
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Matteo Stefanini
"Characterization of integrated photonic structures for trapped ion quantum computing"
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Ho June Kim
"Assembly and characterization of compact double-pass AOM board"
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Johannes Eberle
"Simulating grating MOT designs"
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Maurice D. Hanisch
"Towards a tunable beamsplitter interaction between two radial modes of two ions for GKP qubits"
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Sophie Cavallini
"Photonics Building Blocks in Alumina"
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Iva Sanwald
"Localization of Magnetic Field Disturbances using 3-Axis Magnetic Field Sensors"
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Luca Ben Herrmann
"Design and setup of an acousto-optic modulator board in the double-pass configuration"
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Ali Doruk Bekatli, Sevket Baturay
"A 16 Channel DDS Implementation For The ZCU216 RFSoC Evaluation Board"
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Kaizhao Wang
"Optical phase stabilization within a selective fiber network"
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Etienne Corminboeuf
"Setup and Characterization of a 4-bore tunable cavity"
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Paul Venetz, Michael Marti, Benjamin van Ommen, Marco Stucki
"32-Channel Arbitrary Waveform Generation for Trapped-Ion Electrode Control"
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Giacomo Bisson, Max Glantschnig, Dominic Hagmann, Peter Tirler
"Network-enabled digital lock box for trapped-ion experiments"
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Frederike Brockmeyer
"Ion response to endcap voltage variations in a linear Paul trap"
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Nicola Meggiato
"Short Term Stability Optimization of a Frequency Doubling Cavity"
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Roger Serrat i Guevara
"Automated Diagnostic Device for Ion Trap Connectivity"
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Anqi Gong
"Magnetic Field Stabilization for Precise Qubit Calibration"
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Lara Ostertag
"Detection of Rydberg Mg Atoms by Pulsed Field Ionization"
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Mose Müller
"An Embedded Linux Solution to Monitor Laboratory Environmental Parameters"
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Giorgio Fabris
"Error Signal Generator for Ultrastable Voltage Source"
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Igor Zhuravlev
"Detection of fluorescence from ablated 9Be for future implementation in a Penning trap"
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Alexandra Mestre Tora
"A power-efficient approach to fiber noise cancellation and normal modes of motion of an isospaced ion string"
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Max Glantschnig
"Low Latency Implementation of a Resource Utilization Optimized State Discrimination Algorithm"
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Adithyan Radhakrishnan
"Low Latency Parallel Readout of Multiple Trapped Ions Using Field Programmable Gate Array"
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Omahen Andraz
"Coupling of Ion Oscillation and Optical Cavity Modes"
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Javier Naya Hernandez
"Localized modes in microtrap arrays"
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Guglielmo Coloretti
"Detecting the neutral uorescence of 9Be"
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Maria Radisch
"Calculation of Magic Wavelengths of Calcium+ and the Trap Depth of Rydberg States of Calcium"
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Albert Mitjans-Coma
"Ion trap image analysis"
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Lukas Mouton
"Barium Ion Cooling Simulation"
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Cédric Huber
"Ligand Field Theory Calculation of LuOH+"
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Noah Berner
"Printed Circuit Board Design for Direct Digital Synthesis"
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Arne Thomsen
"Design of a two Phase Radio Frequency Drive for Ion Traps using a Lumped Elements Resonator"
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Andreas Fyrillas
"Simulations of sympathetic cooling of an anion with a cation"
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Simone Bibawi
"Towards Production and Control of Deuterium Anions"
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Silvan Koch
"Objective Lenses for Trapped Ion Experiments with Beryllium"
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Pascal Würsch
"Numerical Study of Spin-Spin Correlation and Coherence in dissipative Dicke model"
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Konstantin Nesterov
"Development of an RF resonator for a double junction ion trap"
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Theo Dressler
"Spectroscopy of high energy Rydberg states of Magnesium"
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Philip Verwegen
"CO2 ablation setup for machining micro-cavities"
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Pedro Rosso Gómez
"Cancellation of phase noise induced by an optical fiber in a compact setup"
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Lukas Möller
"Set up of a double pass AOM system for an ion trap experiment"
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Ana Sotirova
"A Michelson Interferometer for Vibration Measurements, Fibre Noise Cancellation Setup, Study of Ion Trap Loading Mechanisms"
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Tom Schatteburg
"Simulation of high-purity circularly polarized light from a waveguide ring resonator with azimuthal grating"
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Marco Mancini
"Numerical simulation of fast Mølmer-Sørensen gate driven by optical standing waves"
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Stefan Strub
"Digital to analog converter operating at cryotemperature"
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Adithyan Radhakrishnan
"Lifetime Studies on Magnesium Rydberg Atom"
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Theo Dressler
"Temperature stabilization inside a Herzan Cabinet to secure laser-light alignment"
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Nathan Torelli
"Characterization of UV optical bers"
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Ludwig Hruza
"Temperature measurement of 24Mg atoms in a MOT using time of flight measurement"
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Chams Rutkowski
"Exploring optimized preparation schemes for logical qubit states encoded in the trapped ion motional oscillator"
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Sven Wasmus
"Comparison of point spread functions of unobscured and obscured circular apertures"
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Sebastian Saner
"Comparison between a Fabry-Perot diode and an anti-reflective coated diode" Download Thesis (856 KB) (Spring 2018)
Martin Stadler
"Improving the Electronically Variable Interactive Lockbox (EVIL)"
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Pascal Engeler
"Using the Zynq-7000 XADC and signal pre-conditioning"
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Fabian Marxer
"Water-cooled System for RF Ampli ers"
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Guanhao Huang
"Machining Optical Cavities on Optical Fibers and Substrates"
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Doruk Efe Gökmen
"Optical Design for Gaussian Beam Elliptical Spot Shaping & AOM Double-pass Con guration for Realising Calcium Ion Thermal Qubit"
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Danny Kun
"Implementation of a Python DDS communication protocol to drive AOMs"
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Hung Do Thi Xuan
"Laser frequency stabilization for optical trapping of Magnesium ions"
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Tony Metger
"Saturated Absorption Spectroscopy of Molecular Iodine for Laser Locking"
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Nicolo d'Anna
"Programmable Analog Input Node (PAIN)"
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Peng Zhou
"Fabrication and Characterization of Micro-Lensed Fibers"
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Kevin Reuer
"Radio Frequency Voltage Sampling at Cryogenic Temperatures"
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David Haelg
"Interlock system for a high power laser" Download Thesis (2.2 MB) (Autumn 2016)
David Nadlinger
"Experimental Control and Benchmarking for Single-Qubit Trapped-Ion transport gates" Download Thesis (9.9 MB) (Spring 2016)
Chiara Decaroli
"Optical Design for Addressing of Single Ions in a 3-D Paul Trap"
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Roland Matt
"Crygenic Optics - an experimental study" Download Thesis (47.8 MB) (Autumn 2015)
Brennan MacDonald-de Neeve
"DC Electrode Control of a Linear Paul Trap for Quantum Computing with Trapped Ions"
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Nelson Darkwah Oppong
"Cancelation of optical phase noise induced by an optical fiber"
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Christoph Fischer
"Implementation of a digital lock-in amplifier on a field-programmable gate array and its remote control in a local-area network" Download Thesis (PDF, 9.3 MB) (Autumn 2014)
Manuel Zeyen
"Field-independent transitions in 43Ca+"
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Michael Matter
"Laser stabilization and frequency modulation for trapped-ion experiments"
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Cedric Travelletti
"Integration of an optical fiber in an ion trap"
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Caspar Giehr
"Laser intensity stabilization"
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David Nadlinger
"Laser intensity stabilization and pulse shaping for trapped-ion experiments using acousto-optic modulators"
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Peter Strassmann
"Numerical simulation of electromagnetically induced transparency based laser cooling of motional states in Ca40" Download Thesis (PDF, 1007 KB) (Spring 2013)
Matteo Marinelli
"Simulations for one ion experiments"
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Alexander Hungenberg
"Automatic relocking of an FPGA-based PID controller using a bandpass-filtering approach"Download Thesis (PDF, 548 KB) (Spring 2013)
Robin Oswald
"Balanced Photodetector"
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Felix Krauth
"Optimization of double-plane surface electrode ion trap lattices"
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Mathieu Chanson
"Design of a stable AOM double-pass setup for trapped-ion laser systems"
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