High-fidelity two-qubit quantum logic gates in a trapped-ion chain using axial motional modes

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Main Authors: Zhao, Xingyu, Bian, Ji, Li, Yi, Li, Yue, Zhang, Mengxiang, Lin, Yiheng
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author Zhao, Xingyu
Bian, Ji
Li, Yi
Li, Yue
Zhang, Mengxiang
Lin, Yiheng
author_facet Zhao, Xingyu
Bian, Ji
Li, Yi
Li, Yue
Zhang, Mengxiang
Lin, Yiheng
contents Trapped-ion systems are one of the leading platforms for quantum information processing, where a key challenge is to scale up system size while maintaining high-fidelity two-qubit operations. A promising approach is to build high-performance modules interconnected via strong coupling. In particular, axial motional modes provide a feasible means of coupling short ion chains. However, previous implementations of fully connected 5-ion modules based on axial modes have been limited to fidelities of $96.6-98.0\%$. Here, we demonstrate two-qubit quantum logic gates in a 5-ion $^{40}$Ca$^{+}$ chain using axial modes, achieving fidelities exceeding $99\%$ for adjacent pairs and over $98\%$ for arbitrary pairs by carefully tackling dominant error sources. Our results are beneficial to the development of scalable ion-trap quantum processors, quantum simulation and quantum-enhanced metrology.
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spellingShingle High-fidelity two-qubit quantum logic gates in a trapped-ion chain using axial motional modes
Zhao, Xingyu
Bian, Ji
Li, Yi
Li, Yue
Zhang, Mengxiang
Lin, Yiheng
Quantum Physics
Trapped-ion systems are one of the leading platforms for quantum information processing, where a key challenge is to scale up system size while maintaining high-fidelity two-qubit operations. A promising approach is to build high-performance modules interconnected via strong coupling. In particular, axial motional modes provide a feasible means of coupling short ion chains. However, previous implementations of fully connected 5-ion modules based on axial modes have been limited to fidelities of $96.6-98.0\%$. Here, we demonstrate two-qubit quantum logic gates in a 5-ion $^{40}$Ca$^{+}$ chain using axial modes, achieving fidelities exceeding $99\%$ for adjacent pairs and over $98\%$ for arbitrary pairs by carefully tackling dominant error sources. Our results are beneficial to the development of scalable ion-trap quantum processors, quantum simulation and quantum-enhanced metrology.
title High-fidelity two-qubit quantum logic gates in a trapped-ion chain using axial motional modes
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.00504