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How to build a 300 bit, 1 Giga-operation quantum computer

Andrew M. Steane

abstract: Experimental methods for laser-control of trapped ions have reached sufficient maturity that it is possible to set out in detail a design for a large quantum computer based on such methods, without any major omissions or uncertainties. The main features of such a design are given, with a view to identifying areas for study. The machine is based on 13000 ions moved via 20 micron vacuum channels around a chip containing 160000 electrodes and associated classical control circuits; 1000 laser beam pairs are used to manipulate the hyperfine states of the ions and drive fluorescence for readout. The computer could run a quantum algorithm requiring 10^9 logical operations on 300 logical qubits, with a physical gate rate of 1 MHz and a logical gate rate of 8 kHz, using methods for quantum gates that have already been experimentally implemented. Routes for faster operation are discussed.

oai_identifier:
oai:arXiv.org:quant-ph/0412165
categories:
quant-ph
comments:
13 pages 1 figure. New version has some minor clarifications, and treats Rayleigh/Raman scattering separately for decoherence estimate
arxiv_id:
quant-ph/0412165
created:
2004-12-21
updated:
2006-09-01

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