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Granted Patent B2
US 12,217,882 · App. 17/867,414 · Granted Feb 4, 2025

Methods and apparatuses for cross-talk mitigation

Inventors: Michael Lurie Goldman (University Park, MD); Jonathan Albert Mizrahi (Silver Spring, MD); Jeremy Matthew Sage (Acton, MA)
Assignee: IonQ, Inc.
G21K1/003G06N10/40
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Patent No.
US 12,217,882
App. No.
17/867,414
Granted
Feb 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure may include a method and/or a system for identifying an ion chain having a plurality of trapped ions, selecting at least two non-consecutive trapped ions in the ion chain for implementing a qubit, applying at least a first Raman beam to shuttle at least one neighbor ion of the at least two non-consecutive trapped ions from a ground state to a metastable state, and applying at least a second Raman beam to one or more of the at least two non-consecutive trapped ions, after shuttling the at least one neighbor ion to the metastable state, to transition from a first manifold to a second manifold.

Claims (39)

1. A method for operating a quantum computer system, comprising:

identifying an ion chain having a plurality of trapped ions;

selecting at least two non-consecutive trapped ions in the ion chain for implementing a qubit;

applying at least a first Raman beam to shuttle at least one neighbor of the at least two non-consecutive trapped ions from a ground state to a metastable state; and

applying at least a second Raman beam to one or more of the at least two non-consecutive trapped ions after shuttling the at least one neighbor to the metastable state.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, prior to applying the at least first Raman beam and the at least second Raman beam:

applying each of a plurality of Raman beams to each corresponding trapped ion of the plurality of trapped ions; and

measuring optical cross-talk associated with neighboring trapped ions in response to applying each of the plurality of Raman beams to each of the corresponding trapped ion.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

selecting a first portion of the plurality of trapped ions, wherein first optical cross-talk of the first portion of the plurality of trapped ions is lower than second optical cross-talk of a second portion of the plurality of trapped ions.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the first portion of the plurality of trapped ions includes the at least two non-consecutive trapped ions.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein applying the at least a first Raman beam comprises applying a composite pulse sequence.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of trapped ions includes a plurality of dual-space, single-species (DSSS) trapped-ions.

7. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein that, when executed by one or more processors of a quantum information processing (QIP) system, cause the one or more processors to:

identify an ion chain having a plurality of trapped ions;

select at least two non-consecutive trapped ions in the ion chain for implementing a qubit;

cause a first light source to apply at least a first Raman beam to shuttle at least one neighbor of the at least two non-consecutive trapped ions from a ground state to a metastable state; and

cause a second light source to apply at least a second Raman beam to one or more of the at least two non-consecutive trapped ions after shuttling the at least one neighbor to the metastable state.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , further comprises instructions for:

causing a third light source to apply each of a plurality of Raman beams to each corresponding trapped ion of the plurality of trapped ions; and

measuring optical cross-talk associated with neighboring trapped ions in response to applying each of the plurality of Raman beams to each of the corresponding trapped ion.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , further comprising instructions for:

selecting a first portion of the plurality of trapped ions, wherein first optical cross-talk of the first portion of the plurality of trapped ions is lower than second optical cross-talk of a second portion of the plurality of trapped ions.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the first portion of the plurality of trapped ions includes the at least two non-consecutive trapped ions.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the instructions for causing the first light source to apply the at least a first Raman beam comprises instructions for causing the first light source to apply a composite pulse sequence.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of trapped ions includes a plurality of dual-space, single-species (DSSS) trapped-ions.

13. A quantum information processing (QIP) system, comprising:

a controller configured to:

identify an ion chain having a plurality of trapped ions;

select at least two non-consecutive trapped ions in the ion chain for implementing a qubit;

a first light source configured to apply at least a first Raman beam to shuttle at least one neighbor of the at least two non-consecutive trapped ions from a ground state to a metastable state; and

a second light source configured to apply at least a second Raman beam to one or more of the at least two non-consecutive trapped ions after shuttling the at least one neighbor to the metastable state.

14. The QIP system of claim 13 , further comprising:

a third light source configured to apply each of a plurality of Raman beams to each corresponding trapped ion of the plurality of trapped ions; and

wherein the controller is further configured to measure optical cross-talk associated with neighboring trapped ions in response to applying each of the plurality of Raman beams to each of the corresponding trapped ion.

15. The QIP system of claim 14 , wherein the controller is further configured to select a first portion of the plurality of trapped ions, wherein first optical cross-talk of the first portion of the plurality of trapped ions is lower than second optical cross-talk of a second portion of the plurality of trapped ions.

16. The QIP system of claim 15 , wherein the first portion of the plurality of trapped ions includes the at least two non-consecutive trapped ions.

17. The QIP system of claim 13 , wherein the first light source is further configured to apply a composite pulse sequence.

18. The QIP system of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of trapped ions includes a plurality of dual-space, single-species (DSSS) trapped-ions.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CONVEYING PARTY DATA PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 67617 FRAME: 372. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT . Recorded Oct 2, 2024
From: GOLDMAN, MICHAEL LURIE; MIZRAHI, JONATHAN ALBERT; SAGE, JEREMY MATTHEW
To: IONQ, INC.
Reel/Frame 069214/0195 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 4, 2024
From: SAGE, JEREMY MATTHEW; GOLDMAN, MICHAEL LURIE; EGAN, LAIRD NICHOLAS
To: IONQ, INC.
Reel/Frame 067617/0372 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 63322473 · Mar 22, 2022
Provisional Application 63222765 · Jul 16, 2021
Related Publication 20230032929A1 · Feb 2, 2023
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