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Search Publications by: John J. Bollinger (Fed)

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Bilayer crystals of trapped ions for quantum information processing

August 16, 2024
Author(s)
Samarth Hawalder, Prakriti Shahi, Allison Carter, Ana Rey Ayala, John J. Bollinger, Athreya Shankar
Trapped ion systems are a leading platform for quantum information processing, but they are currently limited to 1D and 2D arrays, which imposes restrictions on both their scalability and their range of applications. Here, we propose a path to overcome

Robustness of the projected squeezed state protocol

May 8, 2024
Author(s)
Byron Alexander, John J. Bollinger, Mark Tame
Projected squeezed (PS) states are multipartite entangled states generated by unitary spin squeezing, followed by a quantum measurement and post-selection. They lead to an appreciable decrease in the state preparation time of the maximally entangled N

Experimental speedup of quantum dynamics through squeezing

April 17, 2024
Author(s)
Shaun Burd, Hannah Knaack, Raghavendra Srinivas, Christian Arenz, Alejandra Collopy, Laurent Stephenson, Andrew C. Wilson, David Wineland, Dietrich Leibfried, John J. Bollinger, David Allcock, Daniel Slichter
We show experimentally that a broad class of interactions involving quantum harmonic oscillators can be made stronger (amplified) using a unitary squeezing protocol. While our demonstration uses the motional and spin states of a single trapped $^25}$Mg$^+}

Toward improved quantum simulations and sensing with trapped two-dimensional ion crystals via parametric amplification

March 29, 2023
Author(s)
Matthew Affolter, Wenchao Ge, Bryce Bullock, Shaun Burd, Kevin Gilmore, Jennifer Lilieholm, Allison Carter, John J. Bollinger
Improving coherence is a fundamental challenge in quantum simulation and sensing experiments with trapped ions. Here we discuss, experimentally demonstrate, and estimate the potential impacts of two different protocols that enhance, through motional

Individual qubit addressing of rotating ion crystals in a Penning trap

July 25, 2022
Author(s)
Anthony M. Polloreno, Ana Maria Rey, John J. Bollinger
Trapped ions boast long coherence times, and excellent gate fidelities, making them a useful platform for quantum information processing. Scaling to larger numbers of ion qubits, potentially solved by photonic interconnects between Paul traps, or by

Quantum-enhanced sensing of displacements and electric fields with large trapped-ion crystals

August 6, 2021
Author(s)
Kevin Gilmore, Matthew Affolter, Judith Jordan, Diego Barberena, Robert Lewis-Swan, Ana Maria Rey, John J. Bollinger
Developing the isolation and control of ultracold atomic systems to the level of single quanta has led to significant advances in quantum sensing, yet demonstrating a quantum advantage in real world applications by harnessing entanglement remains a core

Quantum amplification of boson-mediated interactions

May 13, 2021
Author(s)
Shaun C. Burd, Raghavendra Srinivas, Hannah M. Knaack, Wenchao Ge, Andrew C. Wilson, David J. Wineland, Dietrich Leibfried, John J. Bollinger, David T. Allcock, Daniel Slichter
Strong and precisely controlled interactions between quantum objects are essential for quantum information processing\citeSackett2000,Majer2007}, simulation\citeBritton2012}, and sensing\citeHosten2016a,Cox2016}, and for the formation of exotic quantum

Phase-coherent sensing of the center-of-mass motion of trapped-ion crystals

November 9, 2020
Author(s)
Matthew Affolter, Kevin Gilmore, Elena Jordan, John Bollinger
Measurements of the center-of-mass motion of a trapped-ion crystal that are phase- coherent with an external force are reported. These experiments are conducted far from the trap motional frequency on a two-dimensional trapped ion crystal of approximately

Broadening of the drumhead mode spectrum due to in-plane thermal fluctuations of two-dimensional trapped-ion crystals in a Penning trap

November 5, 2020
Author(s)
Athreya Shankar, Chen Tang, Matthew Affolter, Kevin Gilmore, Daniel H. Dubin, Scott E. Parker, Murray Holland, John Bollinger
Two-dimensional crystals of ions stored in Penning traps are a leading platform for quantum simulation and sensing experiments. For small amplitudes, the out-of-plane motion of such crystals, which is exploited for quantum information protocols, can be

Generating GHZ states with squeezing and post-selection

June 1, 2020
Author(s)
Byron Alexander, Hermann Uys, John Bollinger
Many quantum state preparation methods rely on a combination of dissipative quantum state initialization, followed by unitary evolution to a desired target state. Here we demonstrate the usefulness of quantum measurement as an additional tool for quantum

Broadening of the drumhead-mode spectrum due to in-plane thermal fluctuations of two-dimensional trapped ion crystals in a Penning trap

May 11, 2020
Author(s)
Chen Tang, Athreya Shankar, Daniel Dubin, Dominic Meiser, Scott Parker, John J. Bollinger
Planar thermal equilibration is studied using direct numerical simulations of ultracold two-dimensional ion crystals in a Penning trap with a rotating wall. The large magnetic field of the trap splits the modes that describe in-plane motion of the ions