Xue, P.
, Sanders, B.
and Leibfried, D.
(2009),
Quantum walk on a line for a trapped ion, Physical Review Letters, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=902359
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Quantum walk on a line for a trapped ion
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Peng Xue, Barry Sanders,
Abstract
We show how a quantum walk can be experimentally realized for a single trapped ion and how to interpolate between the quantum and random walk by randomizing the phase of a generalized Hadamard coin flip. The signature of the quantum walk is manifested not only in the ion's position but also its phonon number, which makes an ion trap implementation of the quantum walk feasible.Citation
Physical Review Letters
Volume
103
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Journals
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Keywords
quantum control, quantum random walk, trapped ion
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Created October 29, 2009, Updated October 12, 2021