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Quantum gate in the decoherence-free subspace of trapped ion qubits

Ferdinand Schmidt-kalerUlrich PoschingerKilian SingerPeter A. IvanovPeter A. Ivanov

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PhysicsCoherence timeQuantum PhysicsQuantum decoherenceFOS: Physical sciencesGeneral Physics and AstronomyQuantum Physics01 natural sciences010305 fluids & plasmasQuantum gateComputer Science::Emerging TechnologiesGeometric phaseQubitQuantum mechanics0103 physical sciencesQuantum informationQuantum Physics (quant-ph)010306 general physicsSubspace topologyQuantum computer

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We propose a geometric phase gate in a decoherence-free subspace with trapped ions. The quantum information is encoded in the Zeeman sublevels of the ground-state and two physical qubits to make up one logical qubit with ultra long coherence time. Single- and two-qubit operations together with the transport and splitting of linear ion crystals allow for a robust and decoherence-free scalable quantum processor. For the ease of the phase gate realization we employ one Raman laser field on four ions simultaneously, i.e. no tight focus for addressing. The decoherence-free subspace is left neither during gate operations nor during the transport of quantum information.

10.1209/0295-5075/92/30006http://arxiv.org/abs/0909.5397