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Granted Patent B2
US 12,217,133 · App. 17/933,740 · Granted Feb 4, 2025

Methods and apparatuses for performing echo sequence

Inventors: Michael Lurie Goldman (University Park, MD); Laird Nicholas Egan (Annapolis, MD); Jeremy Matthew Sage (Acton, MA)
Assignee: IonQ, Inc.
G06N10/40G06N10/20G21K1/003G02F1/0102G02F1/11
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Patent No.
US 12,217,133
App. No.
17/933,740
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 (76)

1. A method for performing an echo sequence in a quantum information processing (QIP) system, comprising:

applying a first global optical beam to a plurality of dual space single species (DSSS) trapped ions to transition the plurality of DSSS trapped ions from a first state in a first manifold to a first state in a second manifold; and

applying, at a time after applying the first global optical beam, a second global optical beam to the plurality of DSSS trapped ions to transition:

from the first state in the second manifold to the first state in the first manifold; and

from a second state in the first manifold to a second state in the second manifold.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

applying a Raman beam to transition at least a readout qubit of the plurality of DSSS trapped ions from a first state of the first manifold to a second state of the first manifold;

applying a third global optical beam to transition a remainder of the plurality of DSSS trapped ions from the first state in the first manifold to the first state in the second manifold;

applying a global detection laser to the at least one readout qubit to obtain information associated with the at least one readout qubit; and

pumping the at least one readout qubit from the second state in the first manifold to the first state in the first manifold.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

applying a fourth global optical beam to transition the plurality of DSSS trapped ions from the second state in the second manifold to the second state in the first manifold;

applying a second Raman beam to each of the at least one readout qubit based on the information obtained;

applying a fifth global optical beam to toggle the plurality of DSSS trapped ions between the corresponding states in the first manifold and the second manifold; and

applying a sixth global optical beam to transition the plurality of DSSS trapped ions from the second state in the second manifold to the second state in the first manifold.

4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

applying a fourth global optical beam to toggle the plurality of DSSS trapped ions between the corresponding states in the first manifold and the second manifold;

applying a fifth global optical beam to transition the plurality of DSSS trapped ions from the second state in the first manifold to the second state in the second manifold;

applying a sixth global optical beam to toggle the plurality of DSSS trapped ions between the corresponding states in the first manifold and the second manifold; and

applying a second Raman beam to each of the at least one readout qubit based on the information obtained; and

applying a seventh global optical beam to transition the plurality of DSSS trapped ions from the second state in the first manifold to the second state in the second manifold.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first manifold is a ground manifold and the second manifold is a metastable manifold.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of DSSS trapped ions includes at least a data qubit and at least a readout qubit.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein applying the second global optical beam further comprises applying the second global optical beam to cancel out noises generated during the applying of the first global optical beam.

8. 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:

apply a first global optical beam to a plurality of dual space single species (DSSS) trapped ions to transition the plurality of DSSS trapped ions from a first state in a first manifold to a first state in a second manifold; and

apply, at a time after applying the first global optical beam, a second global optical beam to the plurality of DSSS trapped ions to transition:

from the first state in the second manifold to the first state in the first manifold; and

from a second state in the first manifold to a second state in the second manifold.

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

applying a Raman beam to transition at least a readout qubit of the plurality of DSSS trapped ions from a first state of the first manifold to a second state of the first manifold;

applying a third global optical beam to transition a remainder of the plurality of DSSS trapped ions from the first state in the first manifold to the first state in the second manifold;

applying a global detection laser to the at least one readout qubit to obtain information associated with the at least one readout qubit; and

pumping the at least one readout qubit from the second state in the first manifold to the first state in the first manifold.

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

applying a fourth global optical beam to transition the plurality of DSSS trapped ions from the second state in the second manifold to the second state in the first manifold;

applying a second Raman beam to each of the at least one readout qubit based on the information obtained;

applying a fifth global optical beam to toggle the plurality of DSSS trapped ions between the corresponding states in the first manifold and the second manifold; and

applying a sixth global optical beam to transition the plurality of DSSS trapped ions from the second state in the second manifold to the second state in the first manifold.

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

applying a fourth global optical beam to toggle the plurality of DSSS trapped ions between the corresponding states in the first manifold and the second manifold;

applying a fifth global optical beam to transition the plurality of DSSS trapped ions from the second state in the first manifold to the second state in the second manifold;

applying a sixth global optical beam to toggle the plurality of DSSS trapped ions between the corresponding states in the first manifold and the second manifold;

applying a second Raman beam to each of the at least one readout qubit based on the information obtained; and

applying a seventh global optical beam to transition the plurality of DSSS trapped ions from the second state in the first manifold to the second state in the second manifold.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the first manifold is a ground manifold and the second manifold is a metastable manifold.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of DSSS trapped ions includes at least a data qubit and at least a readout qubit.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the instructions for applying the second global optical beam further comprises instructions for applying the second global optical beam to cancel out noises generated during the applying of the first global optical beam.

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

a first light source configured to apply:

a first global optical beam to a plurality of dual space single species (DSSS) trapped ions to transition the plurality of DSSS trapped ions from a first state in a first manifold to a first state in a second manifold; and

at a time after applying the first global optical beam, a second global optical beam to the plurality of DSSS trapped ions to transition:

from the first state in the second manifold to the first state in the first manifold; and

from a second state in the first manifold to a second state in the second manifold; and

a controller configured to control at least the first light source.

16. The QIP system of claim 15 , further comprising:

a second light source configured to apply a Raman beam to transition at least a readout qubit of the plurality of DSSS trapped ions from a first state of the first manifold to a second state of the first manifold;

a third light source configured to apply a global detection laser to the at least one readout qubit to obtain information associated with the at least one readout qubit;

a fourth light source configured to pump the at least one readout qubit from the second state in the first manifold to the first state in the first manifold; and

wherein the first light source is further configured to apply a third global optical beam to transition a remainder of the plurality of DSSS trapped ions from the first state in the first manifold to the first state in the second manifold.

17. The QIP system of claim 16 , wherein:

the first light source is further configured to apply:

a fourth global optical beam to transition the plurality of DSSS trapped ions from the second state in the second manifold to the second state in the first manifold;

a fifth global optical beam to toggle the plurality of DSSS trapped ions between the corresponding states in the first manifold and the second manifold; and

a sixth global optical beam to transition the plurality of DSSS trapped ions from the second state in the second manifold to the second state in the first manifold; and

the second light source is further configured to apply a second Raman beam to each of the at least one readout qubit based on the information obtained.

18. The QIP system of claim 16 , wherein:

the first light source is further configured to apply:

a fourth global optical beam to toggle the plurality of DSSS trapped ions between the corresponding states in the first manifold and the second manifold;

a fifth global optical beam to transition the plurality of DSSS trapped ions from the second state in the first manifold to the second state in the second manifold;

a sixth global optical beam to toggle the plurality of DSSS trapped ions between the corresponding states in the first manifold and the second manifold; and

a seventh global optical beam to transition the plurality of DSSS trapped ions from the second state in the first manifold to the second state in the second manifold; and

the second slight source is further configured to apply a second Raman beam to each of the at least one readout qubit based on the information obtained.

19. The QIP system of claim 15 , wherein the first manifold is a ground manifold and the second manifold is a metastable manifold.

20. The QIP system of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of DSSS trapped ions includes at least a data qubit and at least a readout qubit.

21. The QIP system of claim 15 , wherein applying the second global optical beam further comprises applying the second global optical beam to cancel out noises generated during the applying of the first global optical beam.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 6, 2024
From: GOLDMAN, MICHAEL LURIE; EGAN, LAIRD NICHOLAS; SAGE, JEREMY MATTHEW
To: IONQ, INC.
Reel/Frame 069152/0799 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17867414 · Jul 18, 2022
Provisional Application 63222765 · Jul 16, 2021
Related Publication 20230368936A1 · Nov 16, 2023
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