Experimental issues in coherent quantum-state manipulation of trapped atomic ions
- National Inst. of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO (United States)
Methods for, and limitations to, the generation of entangled states of trapped atomic ions are examined. As much as possible, state manipulations are described in terms of quantum logic operations since the conditional dynamics implicit in quantum logic is central to the creation of entanglement. Keeping with current interest, some experimental issues in the proposal for trapped-ion quantum computation by J.I. Cirac and P. Zoller (University of Innsbruch) are discussed. Several possible decoherence mechanisms are examined and what may be the more important of these are identified. Some potential applications for entangled states of trapped-ions which lie outside the immediate realm of quantum computation are also discussed.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 665305
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Journal Name: Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 103; ISSN 1044-677X; ISSN JRITEF
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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