Quantum computing in optical microtraps based on the motional states of neutral atoms

K. Eckert, J. Mompart, X. X. Yi, J. Schliemann, D. Bruß, G. Birkl, and M. Lewenstein Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Hannover, Appelstrasse 2, D-30167 Hannover, Germany Departament de Fı́sica, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, E-08193 Bellaterra, Spain 3 Institute of Theoretical Physics, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland 5 Institute of Quantum Optics, University of Hannover, Welfengarten 1, D-30167 Hannover, Germany ~Received 17 June 2002; published 23 October 2002!