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Multispecies Segmented Trapped Ion Architecture for Scalable Quantum Computing

M. Popov, N. Sterligov, Olga Lakhmanskaya, Kirill Lakhmanskiy

Published Jan 1, 2022• 0 citations

Abstract

Here we propose a new way to scale up trapped ion quantum computer based on long multispecies ion chains. Mass difference of ions leads to chain segmentation and allows to implement high-fidelity entangling gates.

DOI: 10.1364/quantum.2022.qw3a.7

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