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Title: Trapped Atomic Ions and Quantum Information Processing

Abstract

The basic requirements for quantum computing and quantum simulation (single- and multi-qubit gates, long memory times, etc.) have been demonstrated in separate experiments on trapped ions. Construction of a large-scale information processor will require synthesis of these elements and implementation of high-fidelity operations on a very large number of qubits. This is still well in the future. NIST and other groups are addressing part of the scaling issue by trying to fabricate multi-zone arrays of traps that would allow highly-parallel and scalable processing. In the near term, some simple quantum processing protocols are being used to aid in quantum metrology, such as in atomic clocks. As the number of qubits increases, Schroedinger's cat paradox and the measurement problem in quantum mechanics become more apparent; with luck, trapped ion systems might be able to shed light on these fundamental issues.

Authors:
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  1. Time and Frequency Division, NIST, Boulder, CO (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
20894888
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
AIP Conference Proceedings
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 869; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: ICAP 2006: 20. international conference on atomic physics, Innsbruck (Austria), 16-21 Jul 2006; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2400639; (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; ATOMIC CLOCKS; ATOMIC IONS; QUANTUM COMPUTERS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; QUBITS

Citation Formats

Wineland, D J, Leibfried, D, Bergquist, J C, Blakestad, R B, Bollinger, J J, Britton, J, Chiaverini, J, Epstein, R J, Hume, D B, Itano, W M, Jost, J D, Koelemeij, J C. J., Langer, C, Ozeri, R, Reichle, R, Rosenband, T, Schaetz, T, Schmidt, P O, Seidelin, S, and Shiga, N. Trapped Atomic Ions and Quantum Information Processing. United States: N. p., 2006. Web. doi:10.1063/1.2400639.
Wineland, D J, Leibfried, D, Bergquist, J C, Blakestad, R B, Bollinger, J J, Britton, J, Chiaverini, J, Epstein, R J, Hume, D B, Itano, W M, Jost, J D, Koelemeij, J C. J., Langer, C, Ozeri, R, Reichle, R, Rosenband, T, Schaetz, T, Schmidt, P O, Seidelin, S, & Shiga, N. Trapped Atomic Ions and Quantum Information Processing. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2400639
Wineland, D J, Leibfried, D, Bergquist, J C, Blakestad, R B, Bollinger, J J, Britton, J, Chiaverini, J, Epstein, R J, Hume, D B, Itano, W M, Jost, J D, Koelemeij, J C. J., Langer, C, Ozeri, R, Reichle, R, Rosenband, T, Schaetz, T, Schmidt, P O, Seidelin, S, and Shiga, N. 2006. "Trapped Atomic Ions and Quantum Information Processing". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2400639.
@article{osti_20894888,
title = {Trapped Atomic Ions and Quantum Information Processing},
author = {Wineland, D J and Leibfried, D and Bergquist, J C and Blakestad, R B and Bollinger, J J and Britton, J and Chiaverini, J and Epstein, R J and Hume, D B and Itano, W M and Jost, J D and Koelemeij, J C. J. and Langer, C and Ozeri, R and Reichle, R and Rosenband, T and Schaetz, T and Schmidt, P O and Seidelin, S and Shiga, N},
abstractNote = {The basic requirements for quantum computing and quantum simulation (single- and multi-qubit gates, long memory times, etc.) have been demonstrated in separate experiments on trapped ions. Construction of a large-scale information processor will require synthesis of these elements and implementation of high-fidelity operations on a very large number of qubits. This is still well in the future. NIST and other groups are addressing part of the scaling issue by trying to fabricate multi-zone arrays of traps that would allow highly-parallel and scalable processing. In the near term, some simple quantum processing protocols are being used to aid in quantum metrology, such as in atomic clocks. As the number of qubits increases, Schroedinger's cat paradox and the measurement problem in quantum mechanics become more apparent; with luck, trapped ion systems might be able to shed light on these fundamental issues.},
doi = {10.1063/1.2400639},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/20894888}, journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
issn = {0094-243X},
number = 1,
volume = 869,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Nov 07 00:00:00 EST 2006},
month = {Tue Nov 07 00:00:00 EST 2006}
}