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Area of Science:

  • Quantum Information Science
  • Atomic Physics
  • Computer Engineering

Background:

  • Scalability is crucial for large-scale quantum computers (QCs).
  • Trapped-ion quantum computing often uses the quantum charge-coupled device (QCCD) architecture.
  • Current QCCD modules have limited qubit capacity due to chip size, necessitating modular designs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate a quantum matter-link for transferring ion qubits between adjacent quantum computing modules.
  • To enable modular quantum computing architectures for enhanced scalability.
  • To facilitate the development of fault-tolerant, utility-scale quantum computation.

Main Methods:

  • Development and implementation of a quantum matter-link for ion qubit transport.
  • Experimental transfer of ion qubits between adjacent quantum computing modules.
  • Measurement of ion transport rate and infidelity (ion loss).
  • Assessment of the impact of the quantum matter-link on qubit phase coherence.

Main Results:

  • Successful demonstration of ion qubit transfer between adjacent QC modules.
  • Achieved an ion transport rate of 2424 s-1.
  • Infidelity associated with ion loss during transport was below 7 × 10-8.
  • The quantum matter-link did not measurably impact qubit phase coherence.

Conclusions:

  • The demonstrated quantum matter-link is a practical mechanism for interconnecting QCCD devices.
  • This technology is essential for building modular quantum computers.
  • The findings pave the way for fault-tolerant, utility-scale quantum computation through modularity.