Large-Scale Quantum Computation in an Anharmonic Linear Ion Trap

Abstract

We propose a large-scale quantum computer architecture by more easily stabilizing a single large linear ion chain in a very simple trap geometry. By confining ions in an anharmonic linear trap with nearly uniform spacing between ions, we show that high-fidelity quantum gates can be realized in large linear ion crystals under the Doppler temperature based on coupling to a near-continuum of transverse motional modes with simple shaped laser pulses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2009
Accession Number
AD1003460

Entities

People

  • C. Monroe
  • G.-d. Lin
  • Keehoon Kim
  • Luming Duan
  • M.-s. Chang
  • Rajibul Islam
  • S. Korenblit
  • S.-l. Zhu

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computing System Architectures
  • Cooling
  • Frequency
  • Ion Traps
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Cooling
  • Laser Pulses
  • Lasers
  • Quantum Computers
  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Information Science
  • Reliability
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Quantum Computing
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster