Research and application of trapped-ion quantum computing

doi:10.12267/j.issn.2096-5931.2023.07.003

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Abstract:

Quantum computing is expected to provide exponential speedup for specific NP-hard problems, which becomes a hotspot of academic research and industrial development. The trapped-ion system is one of the most mature platforms to achieve large-scale universal quantum computing. First, the basic idea and principles of trapped-ion quantum computing are introduced. Then, the advantages, disadvantages and the strategies to scale up are also carefully discussed. Finally, there is a brief survey regarding the recent status of commercialized development and applications of trapped-ion quantum computing.

Key words: trapped-ion quantum computing, scaling up, commercialized development and application

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ZHAO Wending, CAI Minglei, MEI Quanxin, YAO Lin, YANG Haoxiang. Research and application of trapped-ion quantum computing[J]. Information and Communications Technology and Policy, 2023, 49(7): 17-26.

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