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 …

Ion-trap measurements of electric-field noise near surfaces

M Brownnutt, M Kumph, P Rabl, R Blatt - Reviews of modern Physics, 2015 - APS
Electric-field noise near surfaces is a common problem in diverse areas of physics and a
limiting factor for many precision measurements. There are multiple mechanisms by which …

New material platform for superconducting transmon qubits with coherence times exceeding 0.3 milliseconds

APM Place, LVH Rodgers, P Mundada… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The superconducting transmon qubit is a leading platform for quantum computing and
quantum science. Building large, useful quantum systems based on transmon qubits will …

Origins of diamond surface noise probed by correlating single-spin measurements with surface spectroscopy

S Sangtawesin, BL Dwyer, S Srinivasan, JJ Allred… - Physical Review X, 2019 - APS
The nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond exhibits spin-dependent fluorescence and
long spin coherence times under ambient conditions, enabling applications in quantum …

Fifteen years of cold matter on the atom chip: promise, realizations, and prospects

M Keil, O Amit, S Zhou, D Groswasser… - Journal of modern …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Here we review the field of atom chips in the context of Bose–Einstein Condensates (BEC)
as well as cold matter in general. Twenty years after the first realization of the BEC and 15 …

Double-quantum spin-relaxation limits to coherence of near-surface nitrogen-vacancy centers

BA Myers, A Ariyaratne, ACB Jayich - Physical review letters, 2017 - APS
We probe the relaxation dynamics of the full three-level spin system of near-surface nitrogen-
vacancy (NV) centers in diamond to define a T 1 relaxation time that sets the T 2≤ 2 T 1 …

Engineering of microfabricated ion traps and integration of advanced on-chip features

ZD Romaszko, S Hong, M Siegele, RK Puddy… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Atomic ions trapped in electromagnetic potentials have long been used for fundamental
studies in quantum physics. Over the past two decades, trapped ions have been …

BASE–the baryon antibaryon symmetry experiment

C Smorra, K Blaum, L Bojtar, M Borchert… - The European Physical …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract The Baryon Antibaryon Symmetry Experiment (BASE) aims at performing a
stringent test of the combined charge parity and time reversal (CPT) symmetry by comparing …

Colloquium: Quantum limits to the energy resolution of magnetic field sensors

MW Mitchell, S Palacios Alvarez - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2020 - APS
The energy resolution per bandwidth ER is a figure of merit that combines the field
resolution, bandwidth or duration of the measurement, and size of the sensed region …

Insensitivity of the rate of ion motional heating to trap-electrode material over a large temperature range

J Chiaverini, JM Sage - Physical Review A, 2014 - APS
We present measurements of trapped-ion motional-state heating rates in niobium and gold
surface-electrode ion traps over a range of trap-electrode temperatures from approximately …