Understanding analog quantum simulation dynamics in coupled ion-trap qubits

Simulation of the Quantum Ising Model in an Ion Trap

In a proof-of-principle experiment, we simulate the dynamics of a quantum spin system in an ion trap. Following a theoretical proposal by D. Porras and I. Cirac, we use a system of ground state cooled trapped ions to simulate and study the dynamics of a quantum mechanical system, or more precisely, the dynamics of a quantum spin Hamiltonian. We implement the smallest non-trivial quantum spin Ha...

Ion-Trap Quantum Computation

Quantum computation requires a very special physical environment. Numerous operations must be performed on the quantum states of the qubits (or quantum bits) before those states decohere, or lose the interlocking phase relationships that give quantum computation its power. Thought to be an unavoidable outcome of the interaction between the quantum state and the environment, decoherence threaten...

Ion trap quantum computing

Ion trap quantum computing

Ion trap quantum computing