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Architecture for a large-scale ion-trap quantum computer

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Kielpinski, D., Monroe, C., Wineland, D. J.·2002·Nature

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Among the numerous types of architecture being explored for quantum computers are systems utilizing ion traps, in which quantum bits (qubits) are formed from the electronic states of trapped ions and coupled through the Coulomb interaction. Although the elementary requirements for quantum computation have been demonstrated in this system, there exist theoretical and technical obstacles to scaling up the approach to large numbers of qubits. Therefore, recent efforts have been concentrated on using quantum communication to link a number of small ion-trap quantum systems. Developing the array-based approach, we show how to achieve massively parallel gate operation in a large-scale quantum computer, based on techniques already demonstrated for manipulating small quantum registers. The use of decoherence-free subspaces significantly reduces decoherence during ion transport, and removes the requirement of clock synchronization between the interaction regions.

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  • One primary path to scaling trapped-ion quantum computers is the quantum charge-coupled device (QCCD) architecture, which involves arrays of trapping zones between which ions are shuttled during algorithms.

    “One of the primary paths to scaling is the quantum charge-coupled device (QCCD) architecture, which involves arrays of trapping zones between which ions are shuttled during algorithms13–16.”

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  • Quantinuum Helios is a 98-qubit trapped-ion quantum processor based on the QCCD architecture.

    “We report on Quantinuum Helios, a 98-qubit trapped-ion quantum processor based on the quantum charge-coupled device (QCCD) architecture7.”

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  1. [1]1. Shor, P. W. in Proc. 35th Annu. Symp. on the Foundations of Computer Science (ed.
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Authors
Kielpinski, D., Monroe, C., & Wineland, D. J.
Affiliations
  • MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms (US)
  • University of Michigan (US)
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology (US)
Corresponding author
Kielpinski, D.
Venue
Nature
Published
2002-06
Volume
417
Issue
6890
Pages
709-711
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
OpenAlex
W2074117827
Cited by
1,589
References
40
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FWCI
51.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Nature (publishedVersion)
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Funders
  • National Science Foundation
  • National Security Agency
  • Agricultural Research Development Agency
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology
  • Office of Naval Research
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Quantum Information and Cryptography
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Quantum Mechanics and Applications
Keywords
ion trap quantum computer, quantum computing architecture, qubit scalability, quantum communication, decoherence-free subspace, ion transport, clock synchronization, electrostatic interactions

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