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Complete Methods Set for Scalable Ion Trap Quantum Information Processing

J. Home, D. Hanneke, J. D. Jost, J. Amini, D. Leibfried, D. Wineland

Science, 2009

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Abstract

Hi Fi Quantum Computing In quantum information processing, one goal is to control the entangled states of objects such that they can interact during logical operations but otherwise have minimal interactions with their environment. In one scheme for quantum computing, ions are trapped within and physically moved by electric fields. One drawback is that the entangled states can be sensitive to stray magnetic fields. Home et al. (p. 1227, published online 6 August 2009) show that coupling of the ions (in this case, 9Be+) with a second ion (24Mg+) can create states that are relatively insensitive to magnetic fields and also allows for recooling of the ions during operation. This approach can minimize the loss of fidelity that occurs during ion transport. Coupling of different ions creates states that are insensitive to stray magnetic fields and more robust for quantum computing. Large-scale quantum information processors must be able to transport and maintain quantum information and repeatedly perform logical operations. Here, we show a combination of all of the fundamental elements required to perform scalable quantum computing through the use of qubits stored in the internal states of trapped atomic ions. We quantified the repeatability of a multiple-qubit operation and observed no loss of performance despite qubit transport over macroscopic distances. Key to these results is the use of different pairs of 9Be+ hyperfine states for robust qubit storage, readout, and gates, and…

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