Ion-trap quantum information processing: experimental status
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Kielpinski, David
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2008
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Atomic ions trapped in ultra-high vacuum form an especially well-understood and useful physical system for quantum information processing. They provide excellent shielding of quantum information from environmental noise, while strong, well-controlled laser interactions readily provide quantum logic gates. A number of basic quantum information protocols have been demonstrated with trapped ions. Much current work aims at the construction of large-scale ion-trap quantum computers using complex microfabricated trap arrays. Several groups are also actively pursuing quantum interfacing of trapped ions with photonsAtomic ions trapped in ultra-high vacuum form an especially well-understood and useful physical system for quantum information processing. They provide excellent shielding of quantum information from environmental noise, while strong, well-controlled laser interactions readily provide quantum logic gates. A number of basic quantum information protocols have been demonstrated with trapped ions. Much current work aims at the construction of large-scale ion-trap quantum computers using complex microfabricated trap arrays. Several groups are also actively pursuing quantum interfacing of trapped ions with photons
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Journal Title
Frontiers of Physics in China
Volume
3
Issue
4
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© 2008 SP Higher Education Press and Springer-Verlag. This is an electronic version of an article published in Frontiers of Physics in China, Vol. 3(4), pp. 365-381, 2008. Frontiers of Physics in China is available online at: http://link.springer.com// with the open URL of your article.