Ion trapping for quantum information processing

In this paper we have reviewed the recent progresses on the ion trapping for quantum information processing and quantum computation. We have first discussed the basic principle of quantum information theory and then focused on ion trapping for quantum information processing. Many variations, especially the techniques of ion chips, have been investigated since the original ion trap quantum computation scheme was proposed. Full two-dimensional control of multiple ions on an ion chip is promising for the realization of scalable ion trap quantum computation and the implementation of quantum networks.      

Planar ion chip design for scalable quantum information processing

We investigate a planar ion chip design with a two-dimensional array of linear ion traps for scalable quantum information processing. Qubits are formed from the internal electronic states of trapped ^40Ca^＋ ions. The segmented electrodes reside in a single plane on a substrate and a grounded metal plate separately, a combination of appropriate rf and DC potentials is applied to them for stable ion confinement. Every two adjacent electrodes can generate a linear ion trap in and between the electrodes above the chip at a distance dependent on the geometrical scale and other considerations. The potential distributions are calculated by using a static electric field qualitatively. This architecture provides a conceptually simple avenue to achieving the microfabrication and large-scale quantum computation based on the arrays of trapped ions.     

Ion-trap quantum information processing: Experimental status

Atomic ions trapped in ultra-high vacuum form an especially well-understood and useful physical system for quantum information processing. They provide excellent shielding of quantum information from environmental noise, while strong, well-controlled laser interactions readily provide quantum logic gates. A number of basic quantum information protocols have been demonstrated with trapped ions. Much current work aims at the construction of large-scale ion-trap quantum computers using complex microfabricated trap arrays. Several groups are also actively pursuing quantum interfacing of trapped ions with photons.     

Memory-based quantum repeater in quantum information communication

This paper studies the quantum repeater in quantum information communication. We propose to introduce the photon buffer mechanism for storing photons, which uses fibre delay loops as photon memories and a programmable 1×N switcher for distributing photon delay time. Meanwhile, we also consider entanglement purification and entanglement swapping restoration at an entanglement purification or entanglement swapping failure and introduce a protection link mechanism that allows the photonic quantum repeater of a broken connection to initiate a connection restoration process.     

几何量子计算

实现可集成的量子计算的关键步骤是实现保真度足够高的一组普适量子逻辑门，最近几年发展的几何量子计算使用几何位相来实现量子逻辑门，其特点是利用几何位相的整体几何性质来避免某些局域的无规噪声的影响，从而实现较高保真度的量子门，文章先简要介绍常规几何量子逻辑门的概念，然后重点介绍最近提出的非常规几何量子计算：量子计算中使用的逻辑门的总位相既包含有几何位相，又包含有动力学位相，但它仅依赖于一些几何特征，而且，对于任意的量子位输入态，在量子门操作过程中积累的位相要么是零，要么是仅依赖几何特征的位相。     

Photonic quantum information processing

Information processing with light is ubiquitous, from communication, metrology and imaging to computing. When we consider light as a quantum mechanical object, new ways of information processing become possible. In this review I give an overview of how quantum information processing can be implemented with single photons, and what hurdles still need to be overcome to implement the various applications in practice. I will place special emphasis on the quantum mechanical properties of light that make it different from classical light, and how these properties relate to quantum information processing tasks.     

Distributed quantum information processing via quantum dot spins

We propose a scheme to engineer a non-local two-qubit phase gate between two remote quantum-dot spins. Along with one-qubit local operations, one can in principal perform various types of distributed quantum information processing. The scheme employs a photon with linearly polarisation interacting one after the other with two remote quantum-dot spins in cavities. Due to the optical spin selection rule, the photon obtains a Faraday rotation after the interaction process. By measuring the polarisation of the final output photon, a non-local two-qubit phase gate between the two remote quantum-dot spins is constituted. Our scheme may has very important applications in the distributed quantum information processing.     

量子信息科学在中国科学技术大学的兴起和发展

文章介绍了中国科学技术大学的量子信息科学研究是如何兴起和发展的;着重介绍了在量子信息的基础理论、量子密码、量子纠缠、量子隐形传态、量子处理器和量子信息的应用等方面所取得的研究成果.     

A grooved planar ion trap design for scalable quantum information processing

We describe a new electrode design for a grooved surface-electrode ion trap,which is fabricated in printed-circuitboard technology with segmented electrodes.This design allows a laser beam to get through the central groove to avoid optical access blocking and laser scattering from the ion trap surface.The confining potentials are modeled both analytically and numerically.We optimize the radio frequency(rf) electrodes and dc electrodes to achieve the maximum trap depth for a given ion height above the trap electrodes.We also compare our design with the reality ion chip MI I for practical considerations.Comparison results show that our design is superior to MI I.This ion trap design may form the basis for large scale quantum computers or parallel quadrupole mass spectrometers.     

Quasi-secure quantum dialogue using single photons

A quasi-secure quantum dialogue protocol using single photons was proposed. Different from the previous entanglement-based protocols, the present protocol uses batches of single photons which run back and forth between the two parties. A round run for each photon makes the two parties each obtain a classical bit of information. So the efficiency of information transmission can be increased. The present scheme is practical and well within the present-day technology.     

Quantum feedback cooling of two trapped ions

We present a sub-Doppler cooling scheme of a two-trapped-ion crystal by quantum feedback control method. In the scheme, we obtain the motional information by continuously measuring the spontaneous emission photons from one single ion of the crystal, and then apply a feedback force to cool the whole chain down.We derive the cooling dynamics of the cooling scheme using quantum feedback theory and quantum regression theorem. The result shows that with experimentally achievable parameters, our scheme can achieve lower temperature and faster cooling rate than Doppler cooling.     

Rare-earth quantum memories: The experimental status quo

Rare-earth doped crystals carry great prospect in developing ensemble-based solid state quantum memories for remote quantum communication and fast quantum processing applications. In recent years, with this system, remarkable quantum storage performances have been realized, and more exciting applications have been exploited, while the technical challenges are also significant. In this paper, we outlined the status quo in the development of rare-earth-based quantum memories from the point of view of different storage protocols, with a focus on the experimental demonstrations. We also analyzed the challenges and provided feasible solutions.     

A scheme of quantum phase gate for trapped ion

We propose a scheme to implement two-qubit controlled quantum phase gate(CQPG) via a single trapped two-level ion located in the standing wave field of a quantum cavity, in which the trap works beyond the Lamb--Dicke limit. When the light field is resonant with the atomic transition $|g\rangle\leftrightarrow|e\rangle$ of the ion located at the antinode of the standing wave, we can perform CQPG between the internal and external states of the trapped ion; while the frequency of the light field is chosen to be resonant with the first red sideband of the collective vibrational mode of the ion located at the node of the standing wave, we can perform CQPG between the cavity mode and the collective vibrational mode of the trapped ion. Neither the Lamb--Dicke approximation nor the assistant classical laser is needed. Also we can generate a GHZ state if assisted with a classical laser.     

“量身定做”单光子波包：在量子网络中控制光子/自旋量子界面

文章简要地介绍了如何在量子网络中控制量子界面动力学以实现静态量子比特和动态量子比特的相互转换. 具体言之,该界面由半导体量子点、固体光学微腔以及光学波导管构成, 静态及动态比特分别为量子点中的电子自旋和波导管中的单光子波包所携带. 界面动力学的控制则是基于对量子点、微腔和波导管耦合系统的量子电动力学的严格求解. 据此可实现网络中两个远距离节点间的量子态传输、交换以及确定性的建立量子纠缠等量子操作. 上述量子界面亦可用于任意指定波形的单光子源或者单光子探测装置.     

"量身定做"单光子波包:在量子网络中控制光子/自旋量子界面

文章简要地介绍了如何在量子网络中控制量子界面动力学以实现静态量子比特和动态量子比特的相互转换．具体言之，该界面由半导体量子点、固体光学微腔以及光学波导管构成，静态及动态比特分别为量子点中的电子自旋和波导管中的单光子波包所携带．界面动力学的控制则是基于对量子点、微腔和波导管耦合系统的量子电动力学的严格求解．据此可实现网络中两个远距离节点间的量子态传输、交换以及确定性的建立量子纠缠等量子操作．上述量子界面亦可用于任意指定波形的单光子源或者单光子探测装置。     

制备囚禁冷离子的振动压缩量子态

基于非Lamb-Dicke近似下激光-离子相互作用的动力学规律,讨论了如何利用一系列的激光脉冲来驱动囚禁冷离子.从囚禁冷离子的运动基态出发获得压缩相干态、压缩奇偶相干态、压缩真空态等一系列的振动数态的叠加态.结果表明,只要适当地调节各个所用激光脉冲的长度和相位,总能很好逼近所需要的压缩量子态. 关键词： 囚禁冷离子 激光脉冲 压缩量子态     

Cavity quantum networks for quantum information processing in decoherence-free subspace

We give a brief review on the quantum information processing in decoherence-free subspace (DFS). We show how to realize the initialization of the entangled quantum states, information transfer and teleportation of quantum states, two-qubit Grover search and how to construct the quantum network in DFS, within the cavity QED regime based on a cavity-assisted interaction by single-photon pulses.      

发展固态量子信息与计算的实验研究

量子计算与量子信息是21世纪基础和应用科学研究的一大挑战. 要实现实用意义上的量子信息和量子计算,必须解决量子比特系统的可拓展性问题.基于现代半导体技术的固态量子系统,其应用和最终产业化的可行性较高. 然而,固态量子体系受周边环境的影响比较严重,控制其退相干,维持其量子状态的难度更高.实验固态量子计算的研究是个新的领域,尚无实用的技术和方法. 文章介绍了中国科学院物理研究所固态量子信息和计算实验室近几年来新开辟的自旋、 冷原子、 量子点(包括原子空位)、功能氧化物和关联体系等固态量子信息的新载体和同量子计算与量子信息相关的科学与技术难题的实验研究.     

Continuous‐variable quantum information processing

Observables of quantum systems can possess either a discrete or a continuous spectrum. For example, upon measurements of the photon number of a light state, discrete outcomes will result whereas measurements of the light's quadrature amplitudes result in continuous outcomes. If one uses the continuous degree of freedom of a quantum system for encoding, processing or detecting information, one enters the field of continuous‐variable (CV) quantum information processing. In this paper we review the basic principles of CV quantum information processing with main focus on recent developments in the field. We will be addressing the three main stages of a quantum information system; the preparation stage where quantum information is encoded into CVs of coherent states and single‐photon states, the processing stage where CV information is manipulated to carry out a specified protocol and a detection stage where CV information is measured using homodyne detection or photon counting.     

多方控制的量子安全直接通信协议

基于单光子序列的顺序重排，提出了一种可应用于一些特殊的场景的多方控制的量子安全直接通信协议.协议中，接收方只有在得到所有控制方的同意之后，才能恢复出发送方的秘密消息.协议的安全性由量子不可克隆定理和单光子序列的秘密传输顺序所保证.此外，除了用于窃听检测的部分光子，所有的光子都用于编码秘密消息，而且协议的实现不需要使用纠缠态，该协议具有效率高和实现简单等特点. 关键词： 量子密码 量子安全直接通信 顺序重排 单光子