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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2005
Matthew Douglas Apau Jachowski, Stanford, CA (US);
Yee Leng Low, New Providence, NJ (US);
Stanley Pau, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Matthew Douglas Apau Jachowski, Stanford, CA (US);
Yee Leng Low, New Providence, NJ (US);
Stanley Pau, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A micro-miniature ion trap device comprises a wafer (or substrate) having a major surface, a multiplicity of electrodes forming a micro-miniature ion trap in a region adjacent the major surface when voltage is applied to the electrodes, characterized in that the multiplicity includes a first, planar annular electrode located over and rigidly affixed to the major surface, and at least one second, planar annular electrode located over and rigidly affixed to the major surface, the at least one second electrode being concentric with the first electrode. The at least one second electrode may be completely annular, in that the annulus forms a closed geometric shape, or it may be partially annular, in that the annulus has a slot or opening allowing access to the first electrode. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of our invention, the at least one second electrode is C-shaped, and the angle subtended by the C-shape is greater than 180 degrees.