Towards using trapped ions as memory nodes in a photon-mediated quantum network

B. Tabakov; J. Bell; D. F. Bogorin; B. Bonenfant; P. Cook; L. DIsney; T. Dolezal; J. P. O'Reilly; J. Phillips; K. Poole; L. Wessing; K. A. Brickman-Soderberg

doi:10.1117/12.2305058

Towards using trapped ions as memory nodes in a photon-mediated quantum network

B. Tabakov
, J. Bell
, D. F. Bogorin
, B. Bonenfant
, P. Cook
, L. DIsney
, T. Dolezal
, J. P. O'Reilly
, J. Phillips
, K. Poole
, L. Wessing
, K. A. Brickman-Soderberg

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Abstract

Quantum networking exploits features of quantum mechanics to provide ultrasecure networks that are both tamper-proof and tamper-evident. Such networks can be implemented as distant memory nodes connected via photon-based interfaces. Trapped ions are nearly ideal quantum network nodes due to the precise control possible over both their internal and external degrees of freedom as well as for their superior performance as long-term quantum memories. Photon-based qubits are the natural choice to transfer information within the network due to their ability to transmit quantum information over long distances and the capability to process information "on-the-fly" between the memory nodes. We present the quantum research being done at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) with a focus on trapped ion qubits, the short- and long-term goals of the lab, and some of the unique resources we have access to at AFRL.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Quantum Information Science, Sensing, and Computation X
Editors	Eric Donkor, Michael Hayduk
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510618312
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2305058
State	Published - 2018
Event	Quantum Information Science, Sensing, and Computation X 2018 - Orlando, United States Duration: Apr 18 2018 → Apr 19 2018

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	10660
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Conference	Quantum Information Science, Sensing, and Computation X 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Orlando
Period	04/18/18 → 04/19/18

Funding

The authors are grateful for the contributions of AFRL interns Savannah Decker and Sam Marthage and former AFRL employee Subhajit Ray to the experiment and for the support provided by Sandia National Laboratories and Duke University. This research was performed while D.F.B. held an NRC Research Associateship award at AFRL. The authors gratefully acknowledge support of this work from the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) ARAP QSEP program. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Air Force Research Laboratory.

Keywords

ion-ion entanglement
ion-photon entanglement
quantum network
quantum repeater
trapped ions

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Tabakov, B., Bell, J., Bogorin, D. F., Bonenfant, B., Cook, P., DIsney, L., Dolezal, T., O'Reilly, J. P., Phillips, J., Poole, K., Wessing, L., & Brickman-Soderberg, K. A. (2018). Towards using trapped ions as memory nodes in a photon-mediated quantum network. In E. Donkor, & M. Hayduk (Eds.), Quantum Information Science, Sensing, and Computation X Article 106600L (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 10660). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2305058

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Quantum Information Science, Sensing, and Computation X. ed. / Eric Donkor; Michael Hayduk. SPIE, 2018. 106600L (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 10660).

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