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Scalable electronic control of trapped-ion qubits

Maciej Malinowski, D. T. C. Allcock, R. Srinivas, Clemens Löschnauer, A. C. Hughes, Rustin Nourshargh, Vlad Negnevitsky, S. A. King, Clemens Matthiesen, T. P. Harty, Christopher J. Ballance

Published Jan 1, 2024• 1 citation

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Abstract

One of the most formidable challenges of scaling up quantum computers is that of control-signal delivery. In this Paper, we present the recent results on integrated and scalable control of trapped-ion qubits at Oxford Ionics.

DOI: 10.1364/quantum.2024.qm3a.4

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