Trapped-ion quantum computing: Progress and challenges

CD Bruzewicz, J Chiaverini, R McConnell… - Applied Physics …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Trapped ions are among the most promising systems for practical quantum computing (QC).
The basic requirements for universal QC have all been demonstrated with ions, and …

Optimal metrology with programmable quantum sensors

CD Marciniak, T Feldker, I Pogorelov, R Kaubruegger… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Quantum sensors are an established technology that has created new opportunities for
precision sensing across the breadth of science. Using entanglement for quantum …

Quantum-enhanced sensing of displacements and electric fields with two-dimensional trapped-ion crystals

KA Gilmore, M Affolter, RJ Lewis-Swan, D Barberena… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Fully controllable ultracold atomic systems are creating opportunities for quantum sensing,
yet demonstrating a quantum advantage in useful applications by harnessing entanglement …

Searching for new physics using optically levitated sensors

DC Moore, AA Geraci - Quantum Science and Technology, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We describe a variety of searches for new physics beyond the standard model of particle
physics which may be enabled in the coming years by the use of optically levitated masses …

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion

SC Burd, R Srinivas, JJ Bollinger, AC Wilson… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Detection of the weakest forces in nature is aided by increasingly sensitive measurements of
the motion of mechanical oscillators. However, the attainable knowledge of an oscillator's …

Verification of a many-ion simulator of the Dicke model through slow quenches across a phase transition

A Safavi-Naini, RJ Lewis-Swan, JG Bohnet, M Gärttner… - Physical review …, 2018 - APS
We use a self-assembled two-dimensional Coulomb crystal of∼ 70 ions in the presence of
an external transverse field to engineer a simulator of the Dicke Hamiltonian, an iconic …

Motional Fock states for quantum-enhanced amplitude and phase measurements with trapped ions

F Wolf, C Shi, JC Heip, M Gessner, L Pezzè… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The quantum noise of the vacuum limits the achievable sensitivity of quantum sensors. In
non-classical measurement schemes the noise can be reduced to overcome this limitation …

Trapped ion quantum information processing with squeezed phonons

W Ge, BC Sawyer, JW Britton, K Jacobs, JJ Bollinger… - Physical review …, 2019 - APS
Trapped ions offer a pristine platform for quantum computation and simulation, but improving
their coherence remains a crucial challenge. Here, we propose and analyze a new strategy …

Nanoscale electric field sensing using a levitated nano-resonator with net charge

S Zhu, Z Fu, X Gao, C Li, Z Chen, Y Wang… - Photonics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
The nanomechanical resonator based on a levitated particle exhibits unique advantages in
the development of ultrasensitive electric field detectors. We demonstrate a three …

Near ground-state cooling of two-dimensional trapped-ion crystals with more than 100 ions

E Jordan, KA Gilmore, A Shankar, A Safavi-Naini… - Physical review …, 2019 - APS
We experimentally study electromagnetically induced transparency cooling of the drumhead
modes of planar two-dimensional arrays with up to N≈ 190 Be+ ions stored in a Penning …