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US 12,367,414 · App. 17/866,273 · Granted Jul 22, 2025

Methods and apparatuses for barium states preparations for quantum operations

Inventors: Michael Lurie Goldman (University Park, MD); Adam Daniel West (Bowie, MD); Hermann Uys (Annapolis, MD); Peter Lukas Wilhelm Maunz (Albuquerque, NM)
Assignee: IonQ, Inc.
G06N10/40G06N10/20G21K1/003G02F1/0102G02F1/11
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Patent No.
US 12,367,414
App. No.
17/866,273
Granted
Jul 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and system is provided for operating a quantum information processing (QIP) system, including a dual-space, single-species architecture for trapped-ion quantum information processing. An exemplary method of preparing the ions include i) applying a first optical beam to the plurality of ions to shelve at least a portion of the plurality of ions from a first state to a second state, ii) applying a second optical beam to the plurality of ions to deshelve the at least a portion of the plurality of ions from the second state to a third state, iii) applying a third optical beam to optically pump the at least a portion of the plurality of ions from the third state and to a fourth state, and iv) iteratively repeat i) to iii) to transition a remaining portion of the plurality of ions to the fourth state.

Claims (38)

1. A method of preparing a plurality of ions in a quantum information processing (QIP) system, comprising:

i) applying a first optical beam to the plurality of ions to shelve at least a portion of the plurality of ions from a first state to a second state;

ii) applying a second optical beam to the plurality of ions to deshelve the at least a portion of the plurality of ions from the second state to a third state;

iii) applying a third optical beam to optically pump the at least a portion of the plurality of ions from the third state and to a fourth state; and

iv) iteratively repeat i) to iii) to transition a remaining portion of the plurality of ions to the fourth state.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first optical beam and the second optical beam are each a 1762 nanometer optical beam.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third optical beam is a 693 493 nanometer optical beam.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first state is a non-qubit F=1 state.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second state includes two or more D 5/2 states.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third state includes states in a S 1/2 F=2 manifold.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fourth state is a F=1, m F =0 qubit state.

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

9. 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:

i) cause a first optical beam to illuminate the plurality of ions to shelve at least a portion of the plurality of ions from a first state to a second state;

ii) cause a second optical beam to illuminate the plurality of ions to deshelve the at least a portion of the plurality of ions from the second state to a third state;

iii) cause a third optical beam to optically pump the at least a portion of the plurality of ions from the third state and to a fourth state; and

iv) iteratively repeat i) to iii) to transition a remaining portion of the plurality of ions to the fourth state.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the first optical beam and the second optical beam are each a 1762 nanometer optical beam.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the third optical beam is a 493 nanometer optical beam.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the first state is a non-qubit F=1 state.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the second state includes two or more D 5/2 states.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the third state includes states in a S 1/2 F=2 manifold.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the fourth state is a F=1, m F =0 qubit state.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of ions are a plurality of dual-space, single-species (DSSS) trapped ions.

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

a laser scheme configured to generate a plurality of optical beams to be applied to a plurality of ions in the QIP system; and

a controller configured to execute instructions in a memory to:

i) cause a first optical beam of the plurality of optical beams to illuminate the plurality of ions to shelve a portion of the plurality of ions from a first state to a second state;

ii) cause a second optical beam of the plurality of optical beams to illuminate the plurality of ions to deshelve the portion of the plurality of ions from the second state to a third state;

iii) cause a third optical beam of the plurality of optical beams to optically pump the portion of the plurality of ions from the third state and to a fourth state; and

iv) iteratively repeat i) to iii) to transition a remaining portion of the plurality of ions to the fourth state until all ions of the plurality of ions are in the fourth state.

18. The QIP system of claim 17 , wherein the first optical beam and the second optical beam are each a 1762 nanometer optical beam.

19. The QIP system of claim 17 , wherein the third optical beam is a 493 nanometer optical beam.

20. The QIP system of claim 17 , wherein the first state is a non-qubit F=1 state.

21. The QIP system of claim 17 , wherein the second state includes two or more D 5/2 states.

22. The QIP system of claim 17 , wherein the third state includes states in a S 1/2 F=2 manifold.

23. The QIP system of claim 17 , wherein the fourth state is a F=1, m F =0 qubit state.

24. The QIP system of claim 17 , wherein the plurality of ions are a plurality of dual-space, single-species (DSSS) trapped ions.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2025
From: MICHAEL LURIE GOLDMAN; WEST, ADAM DANIEL; UYS, HERMANN; MAUNZ, PETER LUKAS WILHELM
To: IONQ, INC.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63222765 · Jul 16, 2021
Related Publication 20230325699A1 · Oct 12, 2023
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