M. Rowe

A Race Track Trapped-Ion Quantum Processor

S. A. Moses [1], C. H. Baldwin [1], M. S. Allman [1], R. Ancona [1], L. Ascarrunz [1], C. Barnes [1], J. Bartolotta [1], B. Bjork [1], P. Blanchard [1], M. Bohn [1], J. G. Bohnet [1], N. C. Brown [1], N. Q. Burdick [2], W. C. Burton [1], S. L. Campbell [1], J. P. Campora [1], C. Carron [3], J. Chambers [1], J. W. Chan [1], Y. H. Chen [1], A. Chernoguzov [1], E. Chertkov [1], J. Colina [1], J. P. Curtis [1], R. Daniel [1], M. DeCross [1], D. Deen [3], C. Delaney [1], J. M. Dreiling [1], C. T. Ertsgaard [3], J. Esposito [1], B. Estey [1], M. Fabrikant [1], C. Figgatt [1], C. Foltz [1], M. Foss-Feig [1], D. Francois [1], J. P. Gaebler [1], T. M. Gatterman [1], C. N. Gilbreth [1], J. Giles [1], E. Glynn [1], A. Hall [1], A. M. Hankin [1], A. Hansen [1], D. Hayes [1], B. Higashi [3], I. M. Hoffman [1], B. Horning [3], J. J. Hout [1], R. Jacobs [1], J. Johansen [1], L. Jones [1], J. Karcz [4], T. Klein [3], P. Lauria [1], P. Lee [1], D. Liefer [1], C. Lytle [1], S. T. Lu [4], D. Lucchetti [1], A. Malm [1], M. Matheny [1], B. Mathewson [1], K. Mayer [1], D. B. Miller [1], M. Mills [1], B. Neyenhuis [1], L. Nugent [1], S. Olson [3], J. Parks [1], G. N. Price [1], Z. Price [1], M. Pugh [1], A. Ransford [1], A. P. Reed [1], C. Roman [1], M. Rowe [1], C. Ryan-Anderson [1], S. Sanders [1], J. Sedlacek [2], P. Shevchuk [1], P. Siegfried [1], T. Skripka [1], B. Spaun [1], R. T. Sprenkle [1], R. P. Stutz [1], M. Swallows [1], R. I. Tobey [1], A. Tran [1], T. Tran [1], E. Vogt [4], C. Volin [1], J. Walker [1], A. M. Zolot [1], J. M. Pino [1]

Abstract

We describe and benchmark a new quantum charge-coupled device (QCCD) trapped-ion quantum computer based on a linear trap with periodic boundary conditions, which resembles a race track. The new system successfully incorporates several technologies crucial to future scalability, including electrode broadcasting, multi-layer RF routing, and magneto-optical trap (MOT) loading, while maintaining, and in some cases exceeding, the gate fidelities of previous QCCD systems. The system is initially operated with 32 qubits, but future upgrades will allow for more. We benchmark the performance of primitive operations, including an average state preparation and measurement error of 1.6(1)$\times 10^{-3}$, an average single-qubit gate infidelity of $2.5(3)\times 10^{-5}$, and an average two-qubit gate infidelity of $1.84(5)\times 10^{-3}$. The system-level performance of the quantum processor is assessed with mirror benchmarking, linear cross-entropy benchmarking, a quantum volume measurement of $\mathrm{QV}=2^{16}$, and the creation of 32-qubit entanglement in a GHZ state. We also tested application benchmarks including Hamiltonian simulation, QAOA, error correction on a repetition code, and dynamics simulations using qubit reuse. We also discuss future upgrades to the new system aimed at adding more qubits and capabilities.

Trapped-Ion Quantum Simulator: Experimental Application to Nonlinear Interferometers

D. Leibfried, B. DeMarco, V. Meyer, M. Rowe, A. Ben-Kish, J. Britton, W. M. Itano, B. Jelenković, C. Langer [1], T. Rosenband [1], D. J. Wineland [1]

Abstract

We show how an experimentally realized set of operations on a single trapped ion is sufficient to simulate a wide class of Hamiltonians of a spin-1/2 particle in an external potential. This system is also able to simulate other physical dynamics. As a demonstration, we simulate the action of an $n$-th order nonlinear optical beamsplitter. Two of these beamsplitters can be used to construct an interferometer sensitive to phase shifts in one of the interferometer beam paths. The sensitivity in determining these phase shifts increases linearly with $n$, and the simulation demonstrates that the use of nonlinear beamsplitters ($n$=2,3) enhances this sensitivity compared to the standard quantum limit imposed by a linear beamsplitter ($n$=1).

Experimental demonstration of a technique to generate arbitrary quantum superposition states

A. Ben-Kish, B. DeMarco, V. Meyer, M. Rowe, J. Britton, W. M. Itano, B. M. Jelenković, C. Langer [1], D. Leibfried [1], T. Rosenband [1], D. J. Wineland

Abstract

Using a single, harmonically trapped $^9$Be$^+$ ion, we experimentally demonstrate a technique for generation of arbitrary states of a two-level particle confined by a harmonic potential. Rather than engineering a single Hamiltonian that evolves the system to a desired final sate, we implement a technique that applies a sequence of simple operations to synthesize the state.