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Fast Gates and Mixed-Species Entanglement with Trapped Ions

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  • Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
  • Discusses in detail the changes in gate dynamics when leaving adiabatic regime
  • Examines in detail how using mixed species affects gate fidelity

Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Introduction

    • Vera M. Schäfer
    Pages 1-7
  3. The Ions

    • Vera M. Schäfer
    Pages 9-23
  4. Theory

    • Vera M. Schäfer
    Pages 25-63
  5. Apparatus

    • Vera M. Schäfer
    Pages 65-79
  6. Experiment Characterisation

    • Vera M. Schäfer
    Pages 81-101
  7. Mixed Species Gates

    • Vera M. Schäfer
    Pages 103-111
  8. Fast Gates

    • Vera M. Schäfer
    Pages 113-132
  9. Conclusion

    • Vera M. Schäfer
    Pages 133-139
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 141-155

About this book

Quantum logic gates are the crucial information-processing operation of quantum
computers. Two crucial performance metrics for logic gates are their precision and
speed. Quantum processors based on trapped ions have always been the touchstone
for gate precision, but have suffered from slow speed relative to other quantum logic
platforms such as solid state systems. This thesis shows that it is possible to accelerate
the logic "clock speed" from kHz to MHz speeds, whilst maintaining a precision of
99.8%. This is almost as high as the world record for conventional trapped-ion gates,
but more than 20 times faster. It also demonstrates entanglement generation in a
time (480ns) shorter than the natural timescale of the ions' motion in the trap, which
starts to probe an interesting new regime of ion trap physics.


In separate experiments, some of the first "mixed-species" quantum logic gates are
performed, both between two different elements, and between different isotopes.
The mixed-isotope gate is used to make the first test of the quantum-mechanical Bell
inequality between two different species of isolated atoms.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Clarendon Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

    Vera M. Schäfer

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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