TIPICQA - COST Action CA17113
Trapped Ions: Progress in Classical and Quantum Applications
The Project
In recent years, ion traps have developed from a topic of fundamental research into a versatile tool for a wide range of research topics and quantum technologies. With the ability to isolate the ions from their environment, atomic and molecular ions can now be studied in unparalleled detail.
Trapped ions are currently the most promising implementation of quantum information processing devices, where many essential building blocks have been developed in recent years. Moreover, magnetic field sensing with high sensitivity has been demonstrated and some of today’s best atomic clocks are based on atomic ions. These applications have the potential to revolutionise many aspects of our daily life. The aim of CA17113 is to enhance the current applications of trapped ions by supporting Europe-wide collaborations and knowledge exchange, and to allow these technologies to be taken a step further towards their commercialisation.
Project Details
Background
Ion trapping has many applications across science and technology. Along with steady progress in high precision mass spectrometry – well developed and widely…
Objectives
This COST Action will strengthen the leading role of Europe in the field of ion trap related science and technologies by organising a Europe-wide…
Scientific Programme
Main aims of the Action are to provide a platform to develop new tools, technologies, and ideas for classical and quantum technologies with trapped ions…
Latest News
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Very impressive work on experimental #quantum error correction using GKP states in trapped ions by the team @ETH_physics @ETH_en @NCCR_QSIT! Figure: stabilizer values; coherence improvement over non-corrected encoding is 3.4x … https://arxiv.org/abs/2010.09681 
Scalable optics co-fabricated with surface-electrode ion traps achieve high-fidelity multi-quantum logic gates with calcium-40 cation qubits @JQInews @NIST @BlackPhysicists @quantumlah @QuantumIQC @iqoqi @ETH_en @OPNmagazine
Integrated optical multi-ion quantum logic
Scalable optics co-fabricated with a cryogenic surface-electrode ion trap are used to drive high-fidelity multi-ion quantum logic gates, demonstrating...
www.nature.com
Today in @nature, Laboratory researchers describe a new way to deliver laser light to ion-trap systems, a leading platform for future quantum computers. The technology delivers light directly into the ion trap instead of using free-space optics.
Lighting up the ion trap
Fiber optics built into a chip can deliver all the laser light needed to control ions for quantum computing and sensing.
www.ll.mit.edu
