Journal articleNature communications · April 2025
The spin-boson model, involving spins interacting with a bath of quantum harmonic oscillators, is a widely used representation of open quantum systems that describe many dissipative processes in physical, chemical and biological systems. Trapped ions prese ...
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Journal articleOptics and Laser Technology · January 1, 2025
We present the design and characterization of individual addressing optics based on a multi-channel acousto-optic modulator (AOM) for trapped ytterbium-171 ions. The design parameters of the individual addressing system were determined based on the tradeof ...
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Journal articleNpj Quantum Information · December 1, 2023
Variational quantum eigensolvers (VQE) are among the most promising approaches for solving electronic structure problems on near-term quantum computers. A critical challenge for VQE in practice is that one needs to strike a balance between the expressivity ...
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Journal articleNature chemistry · November 2023
Conical intersections often control the reaction products of photochemical processes and occur when two electronic potential energy surfaces intersect. Theory predicts that the conical intersection will result in a geometric phase for a wavepacket on the g ...
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Journal articleThe journal of physical chemistry letters · July 2023
Electron transfer within and between molecules is crucial in chemistry, biochemistry, and energy science. This study describes a quantum simulation method that explores the influence of light polarization on electron transfer between two molecules. By impl ...
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Journal articlePhysical Review A · March 1, 2023
In trapped-ion quantum computers, two-qubit entangling gates are generated by applying spin-dependent force which uses phonons to mediate interaction between the internal states of the ions. To maintain high-fidelity two-qubit gates under fluctuating exper ...
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Journal articlePhysical Review Applied · January 1, 2023
High-fidelity two-qubit gates in quantum computers are often hampered by fluctuating experimental parameters. The effects of time-varying parameter fluctuations lead to coherent noise on the qubits, which can be suppressed by designing control signals with ...
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Journal articlePhysical review letters · December 2022
Crosstalk between target and neighboring spectator qubits due to spillover of control signals represents a major error source limiting the fidelity of two-qubit entangling gates in quantum computers. We show that in our laser-driven trapped-ion system cohe ...
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Journal articlePhysical Review Research · October 1, 2022
Modeling joint probability distributions is an important task in a wide variety of fields. One popular technique for this employs a family of multivariate distributions with uniform marginals called copulas. While the theory of modeling joint distributions ...
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Journal articlePhysical review letters · September 2022
Trapped atomic ions are a versatile platform for studying interactions between spins and bosons by coupling the internal states of the ions to their motion. Measurement of complex motional states with multiple modes is challenging, because all motional sta ...
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Journal articlePhysical Review Applied · March 1, 2022
Coherent gate errors are a concern in many proposed quantum-computing architectures. Here, we show that certain coherent errors can be reduced by a local optimization that chooses between two forms of the same Hermitian and unitary quantum gate. We refer t ...
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Journal articleIEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering · January 1, 2022
Cryogenic environments benefit ion trapping experiments by offering lower motional heating rates, collision energies, and an ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) environment for maintaining long ion chains for extended periods of time. Mechanical vibrations caused by co ...
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Journal articleIEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering · January 1, 2022
This work presents a stable and reliable turnkey continuous-wave laser system for a Yb/Ba multispecies trapped-ion quantum computer. The compact and rack-mountable optics system exhibits high robustness, operating over a year without realignment, regardles ...
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Journal articleNpj Quantum Information · December 1, 2021
Quantum machine learning has seen considerable theoretical and practical developments in recent years and has become a promising area for finding real world applications of quantum computers. In pursuit of this goal, here we combine state-of-the-art algori ...
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Journal articleCommunications Physics · December 1, 2021
Quantum computers have the potential to advance material design and drug discovery by performing costly electronic structure calculations. A critical aspect of this application requires optimizing the limited resources of the quantum hardware. Here, we exp ...
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Journal articlePhysical Review Applied · August 1, 2021
Two-qubit gates in trapped-ion quantum computers are generated by applying spin-dependent forces that temporarily entangle the internal state of the ion with its motion. Laser pulses are carefully designed to generate a maximally entangling gate between th ...
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Journal articlePrx Quantum · January 1, 2021
Just as "classical"information technology rests on a foundation built of interconnected information-processing systems, quantum information technology (QIT) must do the same. A critical component of such systems is the "interconnect,"a device or process th ...
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Journal articlePrx Quantum · January 1, 2021
The great promise of quantum computers comes with the dual challenges of building them and finding their useful applications. We argue that these two challenges should be considered together, by codesigning full-stack quantum computer systems along with th ...
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Journal articleApplied Physics Letters · December 7, 2020
We present the design and vacuum performance of a compact room-temperature trapped ion system for quantum computing, consisting of an ultra-high vacuum (UHV) package, a micro-fabricated surface trap, and a small form-factor ion pump. The system is designed ...
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Journal articleNpj Quantum Information · December 1, 2020
Quantum computing leverages the quantum resources of superposition and entanglement to efficiently solve computational problems considered intractable for classical computers. Examples include calculating molecular and nuclear structure, simulating strongl ...
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Journal articlePhysical Review A · November 2, 2020
We achieve fast, nondestructive quantum-state readout via fluorescence detection of a single Rb87 atom in the 5S1/2 (F=2) ground state held in an optical dipole trap. The atom is driven by linearly polarized readout laser beams, making the scheme insensiti ...
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Journal articlePhysical review letters · October 2020
In a large scale trapped atomic ion quantum computer, high-fidelity two-qubit gates need to be extended over all qubits with individual control. We realize and characterize high-fidelity two-qubit gates in a system with up to four ions using radial modes. ...
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Journal articlePhysical Review Applied · February 1, 2020
Quantum communication schemes such as quantum key distribution (QKD) and superdense teleportation provide unique opportunities to communicate information securely. Increasingly, optical communication is being extended to free-space channels, but atmospheri ...
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Journal articleCommunications Physics · December 1, 2019
Qubits used in quantum computing suffer from errors, either from the qubit interacting with the environment, or from imperfect quantum logic gates. Effective quantum error correcting codes require a high fidelity readout of ancilla qubits from which the er ...
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Journal articleOptics express · November 2019
We report a highly efficient loading of 174Yb+ ions in a surface electrode ion trap by using single pulses from a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser to ablate neutral atoms, combined with a two-photon photo-ionization process. The method is thre ...
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Journal articleNature communications · November 2019
The field of quantum computing has grown from concept to demonstration devices over the past 20 years. Universal quantum computing offers efficiency in approaching problems of scientific and commercial interest, such as factoring large numbers, searching d ...
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Journal articlePhysical Review Applied · September 11, 2019
We describe an electrothermal model for the turn-on dynamics of superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs). By extracting a scaling law from a well-known electrothermal model of SNSPDs, we show that the rise time of the readout signal encode ...
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Journal articleQuantum Science and Technology · June 11, 2019
We propose and experimentally demonstrate a new scheme for measuring high-dimensional phase states using a two-photon interference technique, which we refer to as quantum-controlled measurement. Using this scheme, we implement a d-dimensional time-phase qu ...
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Journal articleProceedings of the IEEE · January 1, 2019
We have ubiquitous presence of computers today, ranging from simple controllers in modern appliances to smartphones in our pockets that provide a wide range of everyday services, to powerful supercomputers and large data centers that carry out the most com ...
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Journal articleOptics letters · August 2018
The interference of two photons at a beam splitter is at the core of many quantum photonic technologies, such as quantum key distribution or linear-optics quantum computing. Observing high-visibility interference is challenging because of the difficulty of ...
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Journal articleThe Review of scientific instruments · June 2018
The superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD) is a leading technology for quantum information science applications using photons, and is finding increasing uses in photon-starved classical imaging applications. Critical detector characteristi ...
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Journal articlePhysical Review A · April 30, 2018
Quantum key distribution (QKD) allows two remote users to establish a secret key in the presence of an eavesdropper. The users share quantum states prepared in two mutually unbiased bases: one to generate the key while the other monitors the presence of th ...
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Journal articleACM Journal on Emerging Technologies in Computing Systems · March 1, 2018
Quantum computing performance simulators are needed to provide practical metrics for the effectiveness of executing theoretical quantum information processing protocols on physical hardware. In this work, we present a tool to simulate the execution of faul ...
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Journal articleOptica · December 20, 2017
We present the first evidence of multi-photon detection using a conventional superconducting nanowire single-photon detector, indicating number resolution up to four photons. The observed multi-photon detection statistics are consistent with the prediction ...
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Journal articleScience advances · November 2017
The security of conventional cryptography systems is threatened in the forthcoming era of quantum computers. Quantum key distribution (QKD) features fundamentally proven security and offers a promising option for quantum-proof cryptography solution. Althou ...
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Journal articleApplied optics · August 2017
We have fabricated and characterized laser-ablated micromirrors on fused silica substrates for constructing stable Fabry-Perot optical cavities. We highlight several design features which allow these cavities to have lengths in the 250-300 μm range and be ...
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Journal articlePhysical Review Applied · April 18, 2017
We experimentally investigate a cascade of temperature-compensated unequal-path interferometers that can be used to measure frequency states in a high-dimensional quantum distribution system. In particular, we demonstrate that commercially available interf ...
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Journal articleQuantum Information Processing · December 1, 2016
Many of the challenges of scaling quantum computer hardware lie at the interface between the qubits and the classical control signals used to manipulate them. Modular ion trap quantum computer architectures address scalability by constructing individual qu ...
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Journal articleApplied Physics Letters · November 28, 2016
We report a demonstration of a surface ion trap fabricated directly on a highly reflective mirror surface, which includes a secondary set of radio frequency (RF) electrodes allowing for translation of the quadrupole RF null location. We introduce a positio ...
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Journal articleApplied Physics B Lasers and Optics · April 1, 2016
We propose a scheme for performing quantum key distribution (QKD) which has the potential to beat schemes based on the direct transmission of photons between the communicating parties. In our proposal, the communicating parties exchange photons with two qu ...
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Journal articleScientific reports · February 2016
Despite the tremendous progress of quantum cryptography, efficient quantum communication over long distances (≥ 1000 km) remains an outstanding challenge due to fiber attenuation and operation errors accumulated over the entire communication distance. Quan ...
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Journal articlePhysical Review A · January 1, 2016
We investigate a quantum repeater scheme for quantum key distribution based on the work by S. Muralidharan [Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 250501 (2014)]PRLTAO0031-900710.1103/PhysRevLett.112.250501. Our scheme extends that work by making use of error syndrome meas ...
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Journal articleNpj Quantum Information · January 1, 2016
The first generation of quantum computers are on the horizon, fabricated from quantum hardware platforms that may soon be able to tackle certain tasks that cannot be performed or modelled with conventional computers. These quantum devices will not likely b ...
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Journal articleACM Journal on Emerging Technologies in Computing Systems · December 1, 2015
The optimal design of a fault-Tolerant quantum computer involves finding an appropriate balance between the burden of large-scale integration of noisy components and the load of improving the reliability of hardware technology. This balance can be evaluate ...
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Journal articleApplied Physics Letters · November 3, 2014
The ability to individually manipulate the increasing number of qubits is one of the many challenges towards scalable quantum information processing with trapped ions. Using micro-mirrors fabricated with micro-electromechanical systems technology, we focus ...
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Journal articlePhysical review letters · June 2014
Quantum repeaters (QRs) provide a way of enabling long distance quantum communication by establishing entangled qubits between remote locations. In this Letter, we investigate a new approach to QRs in which quantum information can be faithfully transmitted ...
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Journal articleApplied optics · May 2014
System requirements for many military electro-optic and IR camera systems reflect the need for both wide-field-of-view situational awareness as well as high-resolution imaging for target identification. In this work we present a new imaging system architec ...
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Journal articleNanoscale · April 2014
This study presents a simple method to reproducibly obtain well-aligned vertical ZnO nanowire arrays on silicon oxide (SiOx) substrates using seed crystals made from a mixture of ammonium hydroxide (NH4OH) and zinc acetate (Zn(O2CCH3)2) solution. In compar ...
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Journal articlePhysical Review A Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics · February 13, 2014
The practical construction of scalable quantum-computer hardware capable of executing nontrivial quantum algorithms will require the juxtaposition of different types of quantum systems. We analyze a modular ion trap quantum-computer architecture with a hie ...
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Journal articleOptics express · February 2014
Wide field-of-view gigapixel imaging systems capable of diffraction-limited resolution and video-rate acquisition have a broad range of applications, including sports event broadcasting, security surveillance, astronomical observation, and bioimaging. The ...
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Journal articleOptics InfoBase Conference Papers · January 1, 2014
We present a scalable approach to quantum information processing utilizing trapped ions and photons. Ions trapped in microfabricated surface traps provide a practical platform for realizing quantum networks of distributed computing nodes and quantum repeat ...
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Journal articleConference on Lasers and Electro Optics Europe Technical Digest · January 1, 2014
We propose a novel qubit state measurement method for photonic frequency qubits using a Mach-Zehnder interferometer with unequal path lengths. A practical implementation for photons generated by 171Yb+ ions in a surface trap is descri ...
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Journal articleConference on Lasers and Electro Optics Europe Technical Digest · January 1, 2014
We discuss a practical scheme to implement memory-assisted measurementdevice- independent quantum key distribution protocol using trapped ion systems with the potential to extend the range of conventional QKD by a factor of 2. ...
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Journal articleOptics letters · November 2013
Fast and efficient detection of the qubit state in trapped ion systems is critical for implementing quantum error correction and performing fundamental tests such as a loophole-free Bell test. In this work we present a simple qubit state detection protocol ...
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Journal articleOptics express · November 2013
A coding error was found in calculating the optimal packing distribution of our geodesic array. The error was corrected and the new optimization results in slightly improved packing density. The overall approach and algorithm remain unchanged. ...
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Journal articleRev Sci Instrum · May 2013
The high resolution and wide field of view (FOV) of the AWARE (Advanced Wide FOV Architectures for Image Reconstruction and Exploitation) gigapixel class cameras present new challenges in calibration, mechanical testing, and optical performance evaluation. ...
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Journal articleApplied optics · March 2013
Recent developments in multiscale imaging systems have opened up the possibility for commercially viable wide-field gigapixel cameras. While multiscale design principles allow tremendous simplification of the optical design, they place increased emphasis o ...
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Journal articleExperimental Methods in the Physical Sciences · 2013
In this Chapter, we summarize the current status and future prospects of a number of novel semiconductor-based single-photon detectors, including visible-light photon counters (VLPCs), solid-state photo-multipliers (SSPMs), and quantum-dot-based detectors. ...
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Journal article2013 IEEE Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, PSSTMS 2013 · 2013
Distribution of quantum resources such as entanglement over distances beyond a few fiber attenuation lengths requires realization of quantum repeaters that utilize entanglement swapping to extend the distance between the entangled qubit pairs [1]. A quantu ...
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Journal article2013 IEEE 31st International Conference on Computer Design Iccd 2013 · January 1, 2013
Efforts to build quantum computers using ion-traps have demonstrated all elementary qubit operations necessary for scalable implementation. Modular architectures have been proposed to construct modest size quantum computers with up to 104 - 10
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Journal articleProgress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE · 2013
A microcamera is a relay lens paired with image sensors. Microcameras are grouped into arrays to relay overlapping views of a single large surface to the sensors to form a continuous synthetic image. The imaged surface may be curved or irregular as each ca ...
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Journal articleProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering · 2013
Multiscale parallel imaging - based on a monocentric optical design - promises revolutionary advances in diverse imaging applications by enabling high resolution, real-time image capture over a wide field-of-view (FOV), including sport broadcast, wide-fiel ...
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Journal articleOptics Express · 2013
In our development of multiscale, gigapixel camera architectures, there is a need for an accurate three-dimensional position alignment of large monocentric lenses relative to hemispherical dome structures. In this work we describe a method for estimating t ...
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Journal articleFrontiers in Optics Fio 2012 · December 1, 2012
Gigapixel camera economics favors reutilization of design components including optics, optomechanics, and electronics. We show microcamera designs for multiscale architectures that only change optical surface profiles that span orders of magnitude of gigap ...
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Journal articleRev Sci Instrum · May 2012
The design of heterojunction devices is typically limited by material integration constraints and the energy band alignment. Wafer bonding can be used to integrate material pairs that cannot be epitaxially grown together due to large lattice mismatch. Cont ...
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Journal articleOpt Express · January 30, 2012
We measure the motional fluctuations of a micromechanical mirror using a Michelson interferometer, and demonstrate its interferometric stability. The position stability of the micromirror is dominated by the thermal mechanical noise of the structure. With ...
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Journal articleNew Journal of Physics · 2012
A collection of trapped atomic ions represents one of the most attractive platforms for the quantum simulation of interacting spin networks and quantum magnetism. Spin-dependent optical dipole forces applied to an ion crystal create long-range effective sp ...
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Journal articleNano Research · 2012
We present a bottom-up synthesis, spectroscopic characterization, and ab initio simulations of star-shaped hexagonal zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires. The ZnO nanostructures were synthesized by a low-temperature hydrothermal growth method. The cross-section of t ...
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Journal articleProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering · 2012
Qubits based on trapped ions are being investigated as a promising platform for scalable quantum information processing. One challenge associated with the scalability of such a multi-qubit trapped ion system is the need for an ultraviolet (UV) laser beam s ...
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Journal articleOpt Express · August 15, 2011
This paper presents a design strategy for close-packing circular finite-conjugate optics to create a spherical focal surface. Efficient packing of circles on a sphere is commonly referred to as the Tammes problem and various methods for packing optimizatio ...
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Journal articlePhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics · 2011
Interference and coincidence detection of two photons emitted by two remote ions can lead to an entangled state, which is a critical resource for scalable quantum-information processing. Currently the success probabilities of experimental realizations of t ...
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Journal articleAIP Conference Proceedings · 2011
We describe a scalable architecture for general-purpose quantum computation based on trapped ions and photonic interconnect network. The quantum computer is made up of several elementary logic units (ELUs) each containing a modest number of trapped ions re ...
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Journal article2011 IEEE Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series · 2011
Generating entangled states of quantum memories over a long distance is an essential component for scalable quantum communication and its application such as quantum key distribution. Generation of entangled ion pairs mediated by photonic qubits has been d ...
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Journal articleProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering · 2011
Visible light photon counters (VLPCs) are solid-state devices providing high quantum efficiency (QE) photon detection (>88%) with photon number resolving capability and low timing jitter (∼250 ps). VLPC features high QE in the 0.4-1.0μm wavelength range ...
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Journal articleOpt Lett · July 15, 2010
High-efficiency collection of photons emitted by a point source over a wide field of view (FoV) is crucial for many applications. Multiscale optics offer improved light collection by utilizing small optical components placed close to the optical source, wh ...
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Journal articleApplied Physics Letters · 2010
We demonstrate a scalable approach to addressing multiple atomic qubits for use in quantum information processing. Individually trapped 87Rb atoms in a linear array are selectively manipulated with a single laser guided by a microelectromechanical beam ste ...
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Journal articleAdvances in Engineering Education · 2010
The field of electrical and computer engineering has evolved significantly in the past two decades. This evolution has broadened the field of ECE, and subfields have seen deep penetration into very specialized areas. Remarkable devices and systems arising ...
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Journal articlePhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics · 2010
We present a model as well as experimental results for a surface electrode radiofrequency Paul trap that has a circular electrode geometry well suited for trapping single ions and two-dimensional planar ion crystals. The trap design is compatible with micr ...
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Journal articleJournal of Microelectromechanical Systems · 2010
Optical power tolerance on micromirrors is a critical aspect of many high-power optical systems. Absorptive heating can negatively impact the performance of an optical system by altering the micromirror's curvature during operation. This can lead to shifts ...
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Journal articleIEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics · 2010
Visible light photon counters (VLPCs) offer many attractive features as photon detectors, such as high quantum efficiency and photon number resolution. We report measurements of the single-photon timing jitter in a VLPC, a critical performance factor in a ...
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Journal articleOpt Express · April 27, 2009
The visible light photon counter (VLPC) is a very high quantum efficiency (QE, 88% at 694 nm) single photon detector in the visible wavelengths. The QE in the ultraviolet (UV) wavelenghths is poor in these devices due to absorption in the degenerate front ...
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Journal articleOpt Express · April 27, 2009
We present a beam steering system based on micro-electromechanical systems technology that features high speed steering of multiple laser beams over a broad wavelength range. By utilizing high speed micromirrors with a broadband metallic coating, our syste ...
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Journal articleOptics Express · 2009
We describe a novel method to track targets in a large field of view. This method simultaneously images multiple, encoded sub-fields of view onto a common focal plane. Sub-field encoding enables target tracking by creating a unique connection between targe ...
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Journal articleQuantum Information and Computation · 2009
Recent experimental progress in quantum information processing with trapped ions have demonstrated most of the fundamental elements required to realize a scalable quantum computer. The next set of challenges lie in realization of a large number of qubits a ...
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Journal articleQuantum Information and Computation · 2009
Recent experimental progress in quantum information processing with trapped ions have demonstrated most of the fundamental elements required to realize a scalable quantum computer. The next set of challenges lie in realization of a large number of qubits a ...
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Journal articleOpt Express · November 24, 2008
We propose a lateral-tandem organic photovoltaic system consisting of a dispersive-focusing element and continuously-tuned, series-connected sub-cells. The proposed system overcomes the efficiency limitation of organic photovoltaic devices by spectral re-d ...
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Journal articleOpt Express · October 13, 2008
Many infrared optical systems in wide-ranging applications such as surveillance and security frequently require large fields of view (FOVs). Often this necessitates a focal plane array (FPA) with a large number of pixels, which, in general, is very expensi ...
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Journal articlePLoS Comput Biol · August 29, 2008
Cellular interactions are subject to random fluctuations (noise) in quantities of interacting molecules. Noise presents a major challenge for the robust function of natural and engineered cellular networks. Past studies have analyzed how noise is regulated ...
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Journal articleOpt Lett · February 1, 2008
To provide scalability to quantum information processors utilizing trapped atoms or ions as quantum bits (qubits), the capability to address multiple individual qubits in a large array is needed. Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology can be used ...
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Journal articleProceedings - International Conference on Image Processing, ICIP · 2008
Many infrared optical systems in wide-ranging applications such as surveillance and security frequently require large fields of view. Often this necessitates a focal plane array (FPA) with a large number of pixels, which, in general, is very expensive. In ...
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Journal articleProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering · 2008
We describe a novel method to track targets in a large field of view. This method simultaneously images multiple, encoded sub-fields of view onto a common focal plane. Sub-field encoding enables target tracking by creating a unique connection between targe ...
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Journal articleTechnical Proceedings of the 2008 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, NSTI-Nanotech, Nanotechnology 2008 · 2008
We propose a lateral tandem cell system consisting of organic thin-film photovoltaic devices. The crucial element of the system is a surface plasmon polariton (SPP) assisted organic solar cell employing a metallic grating electrode. In the SPP-assisted sol ...
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Journal articleOptics Infobase Conference Papers · January 1, 2007
Scalable quantum information processing in ion traps or neutral atoms requires highly integrated and functional optical systems for qubit manipulation and detection. We discuss and demonstrate integrated optics technologies that are relevant for this appli ...
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Journal articleOptics InfoBase Conference Papers · 2007
Scalable quantum information processing in ion traps or neutral atoms requires highly integrated and functional optical systems for qubit manipulation and detection. We discuss and demonstrate integrated optics technologies that are relevant for this appli ...
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Journal articleOptics InfoBase Conference Papers · 2007
Scalable quantum information processing in ion traps or neutral atoms requires highly integrated and functional optical systems for qubit manipulation and detection. We discuss and demonstrate integrated optics technologies that are relevant for this appli ...
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Journal articleIEEE Transactions on Education · 2007
The Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department at Duke University, Durham, NC, is undergoing extensive curriculum revisions that incorporate novel content, organization, and teaching methods. The cornerstone of the new curriculum is a theme-based ...
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Journal articleIEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics · 2007
To build a large-scale quantum information processor (QIP) based on trapped ions or neutral atoms, integrated optical systems capable of delivering laser beams to multiple target locations are necessary. We consider a beam-shifting element consisting of a ...
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Journal articleApplied Physics Letters · 2007
p -type InGaAsSi heterojunctions were fabricated through a wafer fusion bonding process. The relative band alignment between the two materials at the heterointerface was determined using current-voltage (I-V) measurements and applying thermionic emission-d ...
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Journal articleProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering · 2007
Extension of coded apertures to the MWIR introduces the effects of diffraction and other distortions not observed in shorter wavelength systems. A new approach is being developed under the DARPA/SPO funded LACOSTE (Large Area Coverage Optical search-while ...
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Journal articleConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007, CLEO 2007 · 2007
Scalable quantum information processing in ion traps or neutral atoms requires highly integrated and functional optical systems for qubit manipulation and detection. We discuss and demonstrate integrated optics technologies that are relevant for this appli ...
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Journal articleConference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science (QELS) - Technical Digest Series · 2007
Scalable quantum information processing in ion traps or neutral atoms requires highly integrated and functional optical systems for qubit manipulation and detection. We discuss and demonstrate integrated optics technologies that are relevant for this appli ...
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Journal articleIEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, AP-S International Symposium (Digest) · 2007
Microwave propagation through an eleetrie-field-coupled metamaterial lens with a refractive index gradient is experimentally investigated. A gradient in the refractive index of the metamaterial is introduced by continuous tuning of a single parameter in th ...
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Journal articleOptics InfoBase Conference Papers · January 1, 2006
Realizing ion trap based large-scale quantum information processor requires integrated optics technologies. We design and characterize basic optical beam steering system using micromirrors as a first step towards constructing high-quality functional integr ...
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Journal articleQuantum Information and Computation · 2005
We present a detailed system design and available technology choices for building a large scale (> 100 qubits) ion trap quantum information processor (QIP). The system design is based on technologies that are within reach today, and utilizes single-inst ...
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Journal articleIEEE Photonics Technology Letters · 2004
We demonstrate a fully functional microelectrome-chanical system-based optical crossconnect switch with advanced close-loop feedback control architecture for the mirrors. The system architecture was designed for handling multiple connections in parallel. T ...
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Journal articleIEEE Photonics Technology Letters · 2004
We describe a novel optical configuration for a microelectromechanical system (MEMS)-based beam-steering optical crossconnect. It incorporates 4-F imaging optics to relay light to the MEMS chip. This makes the system more tolerant to fiber-microlens misali ...
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Journal articleJournal of Lightwave Technology · 2004
This paper describes the subsystem design and performance of a 256 × 256-port micromechanical beam-steering optical cross-connect with 1.33-dB average loss, which can provide 238 × 238-port cross-connect with a maximum loss of less than 2 dB. This paper de ...
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Journal articleOSA Trends in Optics and Photonics Series · 2004
We report 1100 × 1100-port optical crossconnect switch using micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technology. The challenge of generating the database for each connection was addressed by advanced mathematical modeling, streamlined learning process and e ...
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Journal articleIEEE Photonics Technology Letters · 2003
This letter describes a 64 × 64 beam steering optical cross connect constructed using surface micromachined mirrors. It used a curved mirror as a Fourier transform element and to fold the optical system. Both micromechanical switches mirror arrays are fabr ...
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Journal articleApplied Physics Letters · 2003
A study was performed on control of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) membrane curvature by silicon ion implantation. The Si+ ion implantations were applied at dose levels of 0.4-5×1016/cm 2 into the gold metallization layer to reduce the mirror curvat ...
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Journal articleIEEE Photonics Technology Letters · 2003
This letter describes a 238 × 238 beam-steering optical cross connect constructed using surface micromachined mirrors. Its innovative optical configuration resulted in superior optical performance, achieving a mean fiber-to-fiber insertion loss of 1.33 dB ...
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Journal articleIEEE Photonics Technology Letters · 2003
We present a microelectromechanical systems-based beam steering optical crossconnect switch core with port count exceeding 1100, featuring mean fiber-to-fiber insertion loss of 2.1 dB and maximum insertion loss of 4.0 dB across all possible connections. Th ...
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Journal articleProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering · 2003
As telecom networks increase in complexity there is a need for systems capable of managing numerous optical signals. Many of the channel-manipulation functions can be done more effectively in optical domain. MEMS devices are especially well suited for thes ...
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Journal articleJournal of Lightwave Technology · 2003
This paper describes Si-micromachined two-axis beam-steering micromirrors and their performance in 256 × 256-and 1024 × 1024-port large optical cross-connects (OXCs). The high-reflectivity wavelength-independent mirrors are electrostatically actuated; capa ...
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Journal articleConference on Optical Fiber Communication, Technical Digest Series · 2003
We report drift-free two-axis tilting MEMS mirrors fabricated from single crystal silicon. These micromirrors survive 1000G mechanical shocks and exhibit angular stability better than 4 millidegrees under simulated office vibrations. Two hermetically seale ...
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Journal articleConference Proceedings - Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting-LEOS · 2003
Dielectric charging, mechanical creep and fatigue of materials, stresses in thin films, sensitivity to mechanical vibrations and shock is but a partial list of issues that may arise on the road to reliable MEMS. Major electrical and mechanical phenomenon t ...
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Journal articleConference Proceedings - Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting-LEOS · 2002
A three-dimensional MEMS optical crossconnect (OXC) switch fabric is described. The fabric design has two critical performance characteristics, one is the insertion loss and loss variation across possible connections, and another is the stability of optica ...
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Journal articleConference on Optical Fiber Communication, Technical Digest Series · 2002
A microelectromechanical system (MEMS)-based 238 x 238 micromachined optical crossconnect switch was discussed. The switch utilizes surface micromachined two-axis tilt mirrors which exhibit a curvature-induced loss of < 0.3 dB. Two fiber arrays with att ...
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Journal articleConference on Optical Fiber Communication, Technical Digest Series · 2002
A multi-service node based on an optical microelectromechanical (MEMS) crossconnect switch with 1.33 dB mean loss was demonstrated. Low loss optical switches could be combined with other optical components to build highly adaptable multiservice devices. A ...
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Journal articleEuropean Conference on Optical Communication, ECOC · 2001
A 72×72 wavelength-selective crossconnect switch that was scalable to 1296×1296 with available planar waveguide and MEMS technology, was demonstrated. Silica-on-silicon wavelength multiplexers with integrated monitoring taps and a MEMS micromirror array we ...
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Journal articleConference on Optical Fiber Communication, Technical Digest Series · 2001
A 1296-port MEMS transparent optical crossconnect with 5.1dB+/-1.1dB insertion loss at 1550nm is reported. Measured worst-case optical crosstalk in a fabric was ñ38dB and nominal switching rise/fall times were 5msec. A 2.07Petabit/s switch capacity was ver ...
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Journal articleQuantum Mesoscopic Phenomena and Mesoscopic Devices in Microelectronics · 2000
We present two recent experiments that use current fluctuation measurements to probe the second-order electron correlation function (fourth-order in wavefunction amplitude): an intensity interferometry experiment called the Hanbury Brown and Twiss (1956) e ...
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Journal articleProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering · 2000
Micromachined relays provide switching solutions that are advantageous over existing technology in many aspects of device performance. In order to fully benefit from the MEMS solution in switching, however, a general integration strategy to various integra ...
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Journal articlePhysica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures · 2000
The Coulomb blockade effect in a mesoscopic double-barrier p-i-n junction is reported. The electron and hole injection into the central QW of a p-n junction is achieved via resonant tunneling. We present a theoretical model that describes the device operat ...
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Journal articleScience (USA) · 1999
Fermion anti-bunching was directly observed by measuring the cross-covariance of the current fluctuations of partitioned electrons. A quantum point contact was used to inject single-mode electrons into a mesoscopic electron beam splitter device. The beam s ...
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Journal articleApplied Physics Letters · 1999
Visible light photon counters feature noise-free avalanche multiplication and narrow pulse height distribution for single photon detection events. Such a well-defined pulse height distribution for a single photon detection event, combined with the fact tha ...
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Journal articleNature · 1999
Quantum-mechanical interference between indistinguishable quantum particles profoundly affects their arrival time and counting statistics. Photons from a thermal source tend to arrive together (bunching) and their counting distribution is broader than the ...
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Journal articleApplied Physics Letters · 1999
A high-quantum-efficiency single-photon counting system has been developed. In this system, single photons were detected by a visible light photon counter operated at 6.9 K. The visible light photon counter is a solid state device that makes use of avalanc ...
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Journal articleSemiconductor Science and Technology · 1998
Utilizing simultaneous Coulomb blockade for electrons and holes in a p-n junction, we can realize a device where a single electron and a single hole are injected into the active region to produce a single photon with well-regulated time interval. The photo ...
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Journal articleTechnical Digest - European Quantum Electronics Conference · 1998
Two single-photonic devices are presented. A single-photon turnstile device is based on the simultaneous Coulomb-blockade effect for electrons and holes in a mesoscopic, double-barrier, pn-tunnel junction. By periodically modulating the bias voltage betwee ...
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Journal articleApplied Physics Letters · 1997
Si solid state photomultipliers utilize impact ionization of shallow impurity donor levels to create an avalanche multiplication when triggered by a photoexcited hole. The distribution of pulse height from a single photon detection event shows narrow dispe ...
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Journal articlePhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics · 1997
The intensity noise of light generated by semiconductor lasers and light-emitting diodes is treated by semiclassical Langevin equations. An independent equation for the junction voltage dynamics is considered, and the non-Markoffian nature of the pump curr ...
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Journal articleMaterials Science and Engineering B · 1997
Principles of squeezed state generation in semiconductor lasers and light emitting diodes (LEDs) are discussed. Shot noise suppression in electron transport in macroscopic conductors is ultimately due to Pauli exclusion principle for fermion particles, ele ...
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Journal articleConference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science (QELS) - Technical Digest Series · 1996
Pump noise suppression in constant-current driven semiconductor laser or LED is known to be the key mechanism in generating sub-Poissonian light from these sources. The authors have developed a theoretical model that describes their pumping mechanism. Pump ...
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Journal articlePhysical Review B · 1995
The intensity squeezing bandwidth of a light-emitting diode was measured as functions of a driving current, junction capacitance, and operation temperature. It was found that the squeezing bandwidth was linearly proportional to the current and inversely pr ...
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Journal articleProceedings of the International Quantum Electronics Conference (IQEC'94) · 1994
The discovery of Coulomb blockade effects revised the noise models of several mesoscopic and macroscopic devices. To check the proper noise model for p-n junction, the bandwidth is measured over which the external field amplitude fluctuation of a semicondu ...
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Journal articleElectronics Letters · January 1, 1993
A hierarchical placement algorithm which combines mincut partitioning and simulated annealing has been developed. The objective of mincut partitioning is to minimise the number of crossing nets, while the objective of placement by simulated annealing is us ...
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