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Analog-Digital Hybrid Computations with Trapped Ions

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Linke, NM
Published in: 2023 Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference CLEO Europe Eqec 2023
January 1, 2023

Universal digital quantum computers are able to approximate any Hamiltonian evolution as a digital quantum circuit consisting of discrete time steps. Strongly interacting physics models, for example in high-energy physics or materials science, make this a challenging task for near-term devices as they place a high demand on the quantum resources required [1]. One alternative is analog quantum simulation where the native evolution of a quantum system can be tailored to mimic that of the model of interest. While more efficient at specific problems, there are limits on the types of evolution available and on the observables that can be measured. In this conference paper we present first results towards unifying these two concepts in a trapped-ion experiment. Trapped atomic ions are one of the most advanced experimental platforms for both analog quantum simulation and digital quantum computing. Typically, the internal spin degrees of freedom are used qubits or for the simulation of spin models. The harmonic oscillator modes given by the motion of the ions in the trap are only employed transiently to create quantum gates or spin-spin interactions. However, these motional modes constitute a large Hilbert space themselves and present a bosonic degree of freedom, which is costly to model with qubits. Many systems of interest, for example Lattice gauge theories, require both spin and boson degrees of freedom. It was recently shown that they can be encoded more efficiently using the harmonic oscillator modes directly [2].

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2023 Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference CLEO Europe Eqec 2023

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Linke, N. M. (2023). Analog-Digital Hybrid Computations with Trapped Ions. In 2023 Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference CLEO Europe Eqec 2023. https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEO/EUROPE-EQEC57999.2023.10231855
Linke, N. M. “Analog-Digital Hybrid Computations with Trapped Ions.” In 2023 Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference CLEO Europe Eqec 2023, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEO/EUROPE-EQEC57999.2023.10231855.
Linke NM. Analog-Digital Hybrid Computations with Trapped Ions. In: 2023 Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference CLEO Europe Eqec 2023. 2023.
Linke, N. M. “Analog-Digital Hybrid Computations with Trapped Ions.” 2023 Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference CLEO Europe Eqec 2023, 2023. Scopus, doi:10.1109/CLEO/EUROPE-EQEC57999.2023.10231855.
Linke NM. Analog-Digital Hybrid Computations with Trapped Ions. 2023 Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference CLEO Europe Eqec 2023. 2023.

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2023 Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference CLEO Europe Eqec 2023

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January 1, 2023