Adiabatic quantum simulation with a segmented ion trap
- Author(s)
- S. Zippilli, M. Johanning, S. M. Giampaolo, Ch. Wunderlich, F. Illuminati
- Abstract
We investigate theoretically systems of ions in segmented linear Paul traps for the quantum simulation of quantum spin models with tunable interactions. The scheme is entirely general and can be applied to the realization of arbitrary spin-spin interactions. As a specific application we discuss in detail the quantum simulation of models that exhibit long-distance entanglement in the ground state. We show how tailoring of the axial trapping potential allows for generating spin-spin coupling patterns that are suitable to create long-distance entanglement. We discuss how suitable sequences of microwave pulses can implement Trotter expansions and realize various kinds of effective spin-spin interactions. The corresponding Hamiltonians can be varied on adjustable time scales, thereby allowing the controlled adiabatic preparation of their ground states.
- Organisation(s)
- Particle Physics
- External organisation(s)
- Università degli Studi di Salerno, National Interuniversity Consortium for the Physical Sciences of Matter, Universität Siegen
- Journal
- Physical Review A
- Volume
- 89
- No. of pages
- 13
- ISSN
- 1050-2947
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.89.042308
- Publication date
- 04-2014
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 103036 Theoretical physics, 103034 Particle physics
- Keywords
- Portal url
- https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/en/publications/adiabatic-quantum-simulation-with-a-segmented-ion-trap(9621b00d-6ec4-4318-ac78-362897be52f9).html