Entangling neutral atoms for quantum information processing

We review recent proposals for performing entanglement manipulation via cold collisions between neutral atoms. State-dependent, time-varying trapping potentials allow one to control the interaction between atoms, so that conditional phase shifts realizing a universal quantum gate can be obtained wit...

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Main Authors: Calarco, T, Briegel, H, Jaksch, D, Cirac, J, Zoller, P
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado: 2000
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Summary:We review recent proposals for performing entanglement manipulation via cold collisions between neutral atoms. State-dependent, time-varying trapping potentials allow one to control the interaction between atoms, so that conditional phase shifts realizing a universal quantum gate can be obtained with high fidelity. We discuss possible physical implementations with existing experimental techniques, for example optical lattices and magnetic micro-traps. © 2000 Taylor and Francis Ltd.