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Norbert Matthias Linke

Professor of Physics
Physics
Box 90305, Durham, NC 27701
701 W. Main Street, Durham, NC 27701

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Physics · 2025 - Present Physics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Member of the Duke Quantum Center · 2024 - Present Duke Quantum Center, Pratt School of Engineering

In the News


Published February 3, 2025
Celebrating Duke’s New Full Professors
Published December 3, 2024
Research & Innovation Seed Grants Total Nearly $2 Million
Published October 29, 2022
Norbert Linke Is Improving Quantum Systems One Ion Trap at a Time

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Recent Publications


Realizing two-qubit gates through mode engineering on a trapped-ion quantum computer

Journal Article Physical Review A · February 1, 2025 Two-qubit gates are a fundamental constituent of a quantum computer and typically its most challenging operation. In a trapped-ion quantum computer, this is typically implemented with laser beams which are modulated in amplitude, frequency, phase, or a com ... Full text Cite

Pairwise-Parallel Entangling Gates on Orthogonal Modes in a Trapped-Ion Chain

Journal Article Advanced Quantum Technologies · November 1, 2023 Parallel operations are important for both near-term quantum computers and larger-scale fault-tolerant machines because they reduce execution time and qubit idling. This study proposes and implements a pairwise-parallel gate scheme on a trapped-ion quantum ... Full text Cite

Let the ions sing

Journal Article Nature Physics · June 1, 2023 Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Heterogeneous Quantum Networking

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Rochester Institute of Technology · 2024 - 2029

PIF: Software-Tailored Architecture for Quantum Co-Design (STAQ II)

ResearchSenior Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2023 - 2028

Analog-Digital Hybrid Simulation of Quantum Field Theories with Advanced Ion Traps

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Department of Energy · 2023 - 2028

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Oxford (United Kingdom) · 2012 Ph.D.
University of Ulm (Germany) · 2008 A.B.
University of Ulm (Germany) · 2008 M.S.

External Links


Linke-Lab Website