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 …

Single atoms and molecules can be trapped in tightly focused beams of light that form
'optical tweezers', affording exquisite capabilities for the control and detection of individual …

The field of cavity optomechanics is reviewed. This field explores the interaction between
electromagnetic radiation and nanomechanical or micromechanical motion. This review …

Optical atomic clocks represent the state of the art in the frontier of modern measurement
science. In this article a detailed review on the development of optical atomic clocks that are …

We describe an optical atomic clock based on quantum-logic spectroscopy of the S 0 1↔ P
3 0 transition in Al+ 27 with a systematic uncertainty of 9.4× 10-19 and a frequency stability …

A quantum computer can be implemented with cold ions confined in a linear trap and
interacting with laser beams. Quantum gates involving any pair, triplet, or subset of ions can …

The simple mechanical oscillator, canonically consisting of a coupled mass–spring system,
is used in a wide variety of sensitive measurements, including the detection of weak forces …

The advent of laser cooling techniques revolutionized the study of many atomic-scale
systems, fuelling progress towards quantum computing with trapped ions and generating …

Single trapped ions represent elementary quantum systems that are well isolated from the
environment. They can be brought nearly to rest by laser cooling, and both their internal …

Quantum information processing relies on the precise control of non-classical states in the
presence of many uncontrolled environmental degrees of freedom. The interactions …