S. L. Campbell

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.

An Optical Lattice Clock with Accuracy and Stability at the $10^{-18}$ Level

B. J. Bloom [1,2], T. L. Nicholson [1,2], J. R. Williams [1,2], S. L. Campbell [1,2], M. Bishof [1,2], X. Zhang [1,2], W. Zhang [1,2], S. L. Bromley [1,2], J. Ye [1,2]

Abstract

The exquisite control exhibited over quantum states of individual particles has revolutionized the field of precision measurement, as exemplified by the most accurate atomic clock realized in single trapped ions. Whereas many-atom lattice clocks have shown advantages in measurement precision over trapped-ion clocks, their accuracy has remained 20 times worse. Here we demonstrate, for the first time, that a many-atom system achieves accuracy (6x10^{-18}) better than a single ion-based clock, with vastly reduced averaging times (3000 s). This is the first time a single clock has achieved the best performance in all three key ingredients necessary for consideration as a primary standard - stability, reproducibility, and accuracy. This work paves the way for future experiments to integrate many-body quantum state engineering into the frontiers of quantum metrology, creating exciting opportunities to advance precision beyond the standard quantum limit. Improved frequency standards will have impact to a wide range of fields from the realization of the SI units, the development of quantum sensors, to precision tests of the fundamental laws of nature.