Materials challenges for trapped-ion quantum computers

KR Brown, J Chiaverini, JM Sage… - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Trapped-ion quantum information processors store information in atomic ions maintained in
position in free space by electric fields. Quantum logic is enacted through manipulation of …

[HTML][HTML] Shuttling-based trapped-ion quantum information processing

V Kaushal, B Lekitsch, A Stahl, J Hilder, D Pijn… - AVS Quantum …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Moving trapped-ion qubits in a microstructured array of radiofrequency traps offers a route
toward realizing scalable quantum processing nodes. Establishing such nodes, providing …

Controlling two-dimensional Coulomb crystals of more than 100 ions in a monolithic radio-frequency trap

D Kiesenhofer, H Hainzer, A Zhdanov, PC Holz… - PRX Quantum, 2023 - APS
Linear strings of trapped atomic ions held in radio-frequency (rf) traps constitute one of the
leading platforms for quantum simulation experiments, allowing the investigation of …

Integrated optical addressing of a trapped ytterbium ion

M Ivory, WJ Setzer, N Karl, H McGuinness, C DeRose… - Physical Review X, 2021 - APS
We report on the characterization of heating rates and photoinduced electric charging on a
microfabricated surface ion trap with integrated waveguides. Microfabricated surface ion …

Hybrid MEMS-CMOS ion traps for NISQ computing

MG Blain, R Haltli, P Maunz… - Quantum Science …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Surging interest in engineering quantum computers has stimulated significant and focused
research on technologies needed to make them manufacturable and scalable. In the ion trap …

Heating of a trapped ion induced by dielectric materials

M Teller, DA Fioretto, PC Holz, P Schindler… - Physical Review Letters, 2021 - APS
Electric-field noise due to surfaces disturbs the motion of nearby trapped ions, compromising
the fidelity of gate operations that are the basis for quantum computing algorithms. We …

Integrating a fiber cavity into a wheel trap for strong ion–cavity coupling

M Teller, V Messerer, K Schüppert, Y Zou… - AVS Quantum …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
We present an ion trap with an integrated fiber cavity, designed for strong coupling at the
level of single ions and photons. The cavity is aligned to the axis of a miniature linear Paul …

Learning noise via dynamical decoupling of entangled qubits

T McCourt, C Neill, K Lee, C Quintana, Y Chen, J Kelly… - Physical Review A, 2023 - APS
Understanding noise in entangled systems is a prerequisite for developing scalable
quantum computers. Here, we propose and apply multiqubit dynamical decoupling …

Theoretical investigation of electric-field noise emanating from vibrational adatoms

J Zeng, XT Yan, Y Yao, YJ Zhao, L Chen, M Feng - Physical Review A, 2023 - APS
Electric-field noise stemming from surface adsorption of atoms serves as the main factor of
anomalous motional heating and decoherence for trapped ions confined in harmonic …

electric-field noise in surface ion traps from correlated adsorbate dynamics

BL Foulon, KG Ray, CE Kim, Y Liu, BM Rubenstein… - Physical Review A, 2022 - APS
Ion traps are promising architectures for implementing quantum computers, but they suffer
from excessive “anomalous” ion motional heating that limit their overall coherence and …