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The realization of an efficient quantum optical interface for multi-qubit systems is an outstanding challenge in science and engineering. Using two atoms in individually-controlled optical tweezers coupled to a nanofabricated photonic…

High-fidelity and parallel realization in scalable platforms of the two-qubit entangling gates fundamental to universal quantum computing constitutes one of the largest challenges in implementing fault-tolerant quantum computation.…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2026-03-17 Aditya Milind Kolhatkar , Karan K. Mehta

Advances in research such as quantum information and quantum chemistry require subtle methods for trapping particles (including ions, neutral atoms, molecules, etc.). Here we propose a hybrid ion trapping method by combining a Paul trap…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-06-04 Jin-Ming Cui , Shi-Jia Sun , Xi-Wang Luo , Yun-Feng Huang , Chuan-Feng Li , Guang-Can Guo

In this tutorial we review physical implementation of quantum computing using a system of cold trapped ions. We discuss systematically all the aspects for making the implementation possible. Firstly, we go through the loading and confining…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-26 Marek Sasura , Vladimir Buzek

State-dependent optical tweezers can be used to trap a pair of molecules with a separation much smaller than the wavelength of the trapping light, greatly enhancing the dipole-dipole interaction between them. Here we describe a general…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2021-04-05 L. Caldwell , M. R. Tarbutt

Trapped-ion quantum information processors store information in atomic ions maintained in position in free space via electric fields. Quantum logic is enacted via manipulation of the ions' internal and shared motional quantum states using…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-09-04 Kenneth R. Brown , John Chiaverini , Jeremy Sage , Hartmut Häffner

We propose an entanglement protocol where ions illuminated by optical tweezers serve as control qubits. We experimentally demonstrate this proposal with a controlled M$\o$lmer-S$\o$rensen operation on a three-ion chain, analogous to the…

Trapped-ion quantum computing requires precise optical control for individual qubit manipulation. However, conventional free-space optics face challenges in alignment stability and scalability as the number of qubits increases. Integrated…

We demonstrate high fidelity entangling quantum gates within a chain of five trapped ion qubits by optimally shaping optical fields that couple to multiple collective modes of motion. We individually address qubits with segmented optical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-05-20 T. Choi , S. Debnath , T. A. Manning , C. Figgatt , Z. -X. Gong , L. -M. Duan , C. Monroe

We report cooling of a single neutral atom to its three-dimensional vibrational ground state in an optical tweezer. After employing Raman sideband cooling for tens of milliseconds, we measure via sideband spectroscopy a three-dimensional…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2012-11-30 Adam M. Kaufman , Brian J. Lester , Cindy A. Regal

Cooling atoms to the ground-state of optical tweezers is becoming increasingly important for high-fidelity imaging, cooling, and molecular assembly. While extensive theoretical work has been conducted on cooling in free space, fewer studies…

We propose the use of 2-dimensional Penning trap arrays as a scalable platform for quantum simulation and quantum computing with trapped atomic ions. This approach involves placing arrays of micro-structured electrodes defining static…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-08-07 Shreyans Jain , Joseba Alonso , Matt Grau , Jonathan P. Home

Trapped ions constitute one of the most promising systems for implementing quantum computing and networking. For large-scale ion-trap-based quantum computers and networks, it is critical to have two types of qubits, one for computation and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-08-03 H. -X. Yang , J. -Y. Ma , Y. -K. Wu , Y. Wang , M. -M. Cao , W. -X. Guo , Y. -Y. Huang , L. Feng , Z. -C. Zhou , L. -M. Duan

We propose a scheme to perform basic gates of quantum computing and prepare entangled states in a system with cold trapped ions located in a single mode optical cavity. General quantum computing can be made with both motional state of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Mang Feng , Xiaoguang Wang

Trapped atomic ions are among the most advanced platforms for quantum simulation, computation, and metrology, offering long coherence times and precise, individual control over both internal and motional degrees of freedom. In this review,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-18 Guido Pagano , Wojciech Adamczyk , Visal So

A fault-tolerant quantum computer is expected to require thousands of qubits. Trapped ion architectures provide a modular approach where the quantum register is divided into multiple subregisters connected by physically moving the…

Laser cooling is fundamental to quantum computing and metrology using atomic systems. Precise control often requires cooling atoms' motional degrees of freedom to the quantum ground state, imposing operation time and architectural…

There are several known schemes for entangling trapped ion quantum bits for large-scale quantum computation. Most are based on an interaction between the ions and external optical fields, coupling internal qubit states of trapped-ions to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-09-08 P J Lee , K-A Brickman , L Deslauriers , P C Haljan , L-M Duan , C Monroe

The central challenge of quantum computing is implementing high-fidelity quantum gates at scale. However, many existing approaches to qubit control suffer from a scale-performance trade-off, impeding progress towards the creation of useful…

In this chapter, we illustrate how a trapped ion system can be used for the experimental study of quantum thermodynamics, in particular, quantum fluctuation of work. As technology of nano/micro scale develops, it becomes critical to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-02-04 Yao Lu , Shuoming An , Jing-Ning Zhang , Kihwan Kim