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, Schrödinger’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.
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7 November 2006
ATOMIC PHYSICS 20: XX International Conference on Atomic Physics - ICAP 2006
16-21 July 2006
Innsbruck (Austria)
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November 07 2006
Trapped Atomic Ions and Quantum Information Processing
D. J. Wineland;
D. J. Wineland
*Time and Frequency Division, NIST, Boulder, CO
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D. Leibfried;
D. Leibfried
*Time and Frequency Division, NIST, Boulder, CO
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J. C. Bergquist;
J. C. Bergquist
*Time and Frequency Division, NIST, Boulder, CO
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R. B. Blakestad;
R. B. Blakestad
*Time and Frequency Division, NIST, Boulder, CO
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J. J. Bollinger;
J. J. Bollinger
*Time and Frequency Division, NIST, Boulder, CO
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J. Britton;
J. Britton
*Time and Frequency Division, NIST, Boulder, CO
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J. Chiaverini;
J. Chiaverini
*Time and Frequency Division, NIST, Boulder, CO
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R. J. Epstein;
R. J. Epstein
*Time and Frequency Division, NIST, Boulder, CO
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D. B. Hume;
D. B. Hume
*Time and Frequency Division, NIST, Boulder, CO
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W. M. Itano;
W. M. Itano
*Time and Frequency Division, NIST, Boulder, CO
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J. D. Jost;
J. D. Jost
*Time and Frequency Division, NIST, Boulder, CO
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M. Knill;
M. Knill
**Mathematical and Computational Sciences Division, NIST, Boulder, CO
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J. C. J. Koelemeij;
J. C. J. Koelemeij
*Time and Frequency Division, NIST, Boulder, CO
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C. Langer;
C. Langer
*Time and Frequency Division, NIST, Boulder, CO
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R. Ozeri;
R. Ozeri
*Time and Frequency Division, NIST, Boulder, CO
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R. Reichle;
R. Reichle
*Time and Frequency Division, NIST, Boulder, CO
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T. Rosenband;
T. Rosenband
*Time and Frequency Division, NIST, Boulder, CO
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T. Schaetz;
T. Schaetz
*Time and Frequency Division, NIST, Boulder, CO
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P. O. Schmidt;
P. O. Schmidt
*Time and Frequency Division, NIST, Boulder, CO
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S. Seidelin;
S. Seidelin
*Time and Frequency Division, NIST, Boulder, CO
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N. Shiga;
N. Shiga
*Time and Frequency Division, NIST, Boulder, CO
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J. H. Wesenberg
J. H. Wesenberg
*Time and Frequency Division, NIST, Boulder, CO
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AIP Conf. Proc. 869, 103–110 (2006)
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D. J. Wineland, D. Leibfried, J. C. Bergquist, R. B. Blakestad, J. J. Bollinger, J. Britton, J. Chiaverini, R. J. Epstein, D. B. Hume, W. M. Itano, J. D. Jost, M. Knill, J. C. J. Koelemeij, C. Langer, R. Ozeri, R. Reichle, T. Rosenband, T. Schaetz, P. O. Schmidt, S. Seidelin, N. Shiga, J. H. Wesenberg; Trapped Atomic Ions and Quantum Information Processing. AIP Conf. Proc. 7 November 2006; 869 (1): 103–110. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2400639
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