Efficient Implementation of a Quantum Algorithm with a Trapped Ion Qudit

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Main Authors: Shi, Xiaoyang, Sinanan-Singh, Jasmine, Burke, Timothy J., Chiaverini, John, Chuang, Isaac L.
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Published: 2025
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author Shi, Xiaoyang
Sinanan-Singh, Jasmine
Burke, Timothy J.
Chiaverini, John
Chuang, Isaac L.
author_facet Shi, Xiaoyang
Sinanan-Singh, Jasmine
Burke, Timothy J.
Chiaverini, John
Chuang, Isaac L.
contents Demonstration of quantum advantage remains challenging due to the increased overhead of controlling large quantum systems. While significant effort has been devoted to qubit-based devices, qudits ($d$-level systems) offer potential advantages in both hardware efficiency and algorithmic performance. In this paper, we demonstrate multi-tone control of a single trapped ion qudit of up to eight levels, as well as the first implementation of Grover's search algorithm on a qudit with dimension five and eight, achieving operation fidelity of 96.8(3)$\%$ and 69(6)$\%$, respectively, which correspond to 99.9(1)\% and 97.1(3) \% squared statistical overlap (SSO), respectively, with the expected result for a single iteration of the Grover search algorithm. The performance is competitive when compared to qubit-based systems; moreover, the sequence requires only $\mathcal{O}(d)$ single qudit gates and no entangling gates. This work highlights the potential of using qudits for efficient implementations of quantum algorithms.
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spellingShingle Efficient Implementation of a Quantum Algorithm with a Trapped Ion Qudit
Shi, Xiaoyang
Sinanan-Singh, Jasmine
Burke, Timothy J.
Chiaverini, John
Chuang, Isaac L.
Quantum Physics
Demonstration of quantum advantage remains challenging due to the increased overhead of controlling large quantum systems. While significant effort has been devoted to qubit-based devices, qudits ($d$-level systems) offer potential advantages in both hardware efficiency and algorithmic performance. In this paper, we demonstrate multi-tone control of a single trapped ion qudit of up to eight levels, as well as the first implementation of Grover's search algorithm on a qudit with dimension five and eight, achieving operation fidelity of 96.8(3)$\%$ and 69(6)$\%$, respectively, which correspond to 99.9(1)\% and 97.1(3) \% squared statistical overlap (SSO), respectively, with the expected result for a single iteration of the Grover search algorithm. The performance is competitive when compared to qubit-based systems; moreover, the sequence requires only $\mathcal{O}(d)$ single qudit gates and no entangling gates. This work highlights the potential of using qudits for efficient implementations of quantum algorithms.
title Efficient Implementation of a Quantum Algorithm with a Trapped Ion Qudit
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.09371