Fast Quantum Gates with Electric Field Pulses and Optical Tweezers in Trapped Ions

We propose a two-qubit phase gate based on trapped ions that uses fast electric field pulses and spin-dependent local traps generated by optical tweezers. The phases are engineered by spin-dependent coherent evolution, interspersed with momentum kicks. We derive a set of commensurability conditions...

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Main Authors: Clara Robalo Pereira, Liam J. Bond, Matteo Mazzanti, Rene Gerritsma, Arghavan Safavi-Naini
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/27/6/595
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author Clara Robalo Pereira
Liam J. Bond
Matteo Mazzanti
Rene Gerritsma
Arghavan Safavi-Naini
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description We propose a two-qubit phase gate based on trapped ions that uses fast electric field pulses and spin-dependent local traps generated by optical tweezers. The phases are engineered by spin-dependent coherent evolution, interspersed with momentum kicks. We derive a set of commensurability conditions and expressions for the spin-dependent accumulated phase that, when satisfied, realize the target two-qubit phase gate within tens of microseconds. We study the scalability of our proposal in larger-ion crystals and demonstrate the existence of solutions with up to four ions. Gates in larger crystals should also be possible but will require more commensurability conditions to be fulfilled.
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spelling doaj-art-c88e9ace3c65475bb43d8fa4cab726cd2025-08-20T03:24:36ZengMDPI AGEntropy1099-43002025-05-0127659510.3390/e27060595Fast Quantum Gates with Electric Field Pulses and Optical Tweezers in Trapped IonsClara Robalo Pereira0Liam J. Bond1Matteo Mazzanti2Rene Gerritsma3Arghavan Safavi-Naini4Institute for Theoretical Physics, Institute of Physics, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The NetherlandsInstitute for Theoretical Physics, Institute of Physics, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The NetherlandsInstitute for Quantum Electronics, ETH Zürich, Otto-Stern-Weg 1, 8093 Zürich, SwitzerlandVan der Waals-Zeeman Institute, Institute of Physics, University of Amsterdam, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The NetherlandsInstitute for Theoretical Physics, Institute of Physics, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The NetherlandsWe propose a two-qubit phase gate based on trapped ions that uses fast electric field pulses and spin-dependent local traps generated by optical tweezers. The phases are engineered by spin-dependent coherent evolution, interspersed with momentum kicks. We derive a set of commensurability conditions and expressions for the spin-dependent accumulated phase that, when satisfied, realize the target two-qubit phase gate within tens of microseconds. We study the scalability of our proposal in larger-ion crystals and demonstrate the existence of solutions with up to four ions. Gates in larger crystals should also be possible but will require more commensurability conditions to be fulfilled.https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/27/6/595optical tweezersquantum computationtrapped ionsfast gate
spellingShingle Clara Robalo Pereira
Liam J. Bond
Matteo Mazzanti
Rene Gerritsma
Arghavan Safavi-Naini
Fast Quantum Gates with Electric Field Pulses and Optical Tweezers in Trapped Ions
Entropy
optical tweezers
quantum computation
trapped ions
fast gate
title Fast Quantum Gates with Electric Field Pulses and Optical Tweezers in Trapped Ions
title_full Fast Quantum Gates with Electric Field Pulses and Optical Tweezers in Trapped Ions
title_fullStr Fast Quantum Gates with Electric Field Pulses and Optical Tweezers in Trapped Ions
title_full_unstemmed Fast Quantum Gates with Electric Field Pulses and Optical Tweezers in Trapped Ions
title_short Fast Quantum Gates with Electric Field Pulses and Optical Tweezers in Trapped Ions
title_sort fast quantum gates with electric field pulses and optical tweezers in trapped ions
topic optical tweezers
quantum computation
trapped ions
fast gate
url https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/27/6/595
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