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Quantum computing with trapped ions: a beginner's guide

Quantum Physics 2023-09-19 v3 Other Condensed Matter Atomic Physics

Abstract

This pedagogical article elucidates the fundamentals of trapped-ion quantum computing, which is one of the potential platforms for constructing a scalable quantum computer. The evaluation of a trapped-ion system's viability for quantum computing is conducted in accordance with DiVincenzo's criteria.

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@article{arxiv.2303.16358,
  title  = {Quantum computing with trapped ions: a beginner's guide},
  author = {Francesco Bernardini and Abhijit Chakraborty and Carlos Ordóñez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.16358},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

v1: 12 pages, 5 figures; v2: 29 pages, 5 figures, minor corrections (English), added acknowledgments, changed format from 2 columns to single column; v3: 33 pages, 5 figures, minor corrections + added one section after referee's comments

R2 v1 2026-06-28T09:38:58.857Z