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A high-fidelity free-space trapped-ion photonic interface

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Abstract

Trapped atomic ions are a leading platform for quantum computing; they possess excellent coherence properties and have been used to demonstrate high-fidelity single and two-qubit operations. However, extending the size of trapped ion systems remains an outstanding challenge. Trapped ions are particularly well suited for photonic interfaces, which can be used to distribute entanglement over large distances, encouraging a modular architecture. We present a novel free-space photonic interface to a trapped 88Sr+ ion, enabling high-efficiency collection of spontaneously emitted photons whose polarisation is maximally entangled with the electronic state of the ion. We perform quantum state tomography to evaluate its performance and implement a remote "steering" protocol using a high-speed polarisation analyser. Finally, we discuss progress towards measurement-based blind quantum computing on this apparatus.

Presenters

  • Peter Drmota

    University of Oxford

Authors

  • Peter Drmota

    University of Oxford

  • David Nadlinger

    University of Oxford

  • bethan nichol

    University of Oxford

  • Dougal Main

    University of Oxford, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, U.K.

  • Raghavendra Srinivas

    University of Oxford, University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Gabriel Araneda

    University of Oxford

  • Joseph Goodwin

    University of Oxford, Department of Physics, University of Oxford

  • Christopher Ballance

    Department of Physics, University of Oxford, University of Oxford

  • David Lucas

    University of Oxford, Department of Physics, University of Oxford