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Ion Trapping: How it works - Part 1
This video series covers the technology of ion trapping in two parts. The content of this video is suitable for people who are just...
mansour ansari
Jan 27, 20231 min read
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Ion-trap quantum computers with qubit coupling faults investigated
Qubit-coupling faults are one of the main challenges facing ion-trap quantum computers. Ion trapping technology is a key technology used...
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Jan 17, 20235 min read
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IonQ's Forte using Accousto-Optic Deflector for precise qubit control
This post is about IonQ's Aria and Forte quantum computers. IonQ's current quantum computer, Aria, can hold up to 32 qubits and uses...
mansour ansari
Oct 4, 20222 min read
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IonQ Forte uses ytterbium ions and software configurable lasers to calculate - major upgrade
If you mix ytterbium ions, Acousto-Optic Deflectors (AODs) for direct laser beams at individual qubits inside an ion chain, to apply...
mansour ansari
Aug 16, 20222 min read
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What happens physically when we run a "gate" on an ion trap quantum hardware?
What happens physically when we run a "gate" on an ion trap quantum hardware? In this post, I focus on running a Hadamard Gate using a...
mansour ansari
Mar 26, 20227 min read
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Aria* quantum computer contains 20 algorithmic qubits, runs 550 gates, compared to dozen.
The new hardware/software release working with Microsoft Azure cloud can run up to 550 gates on Aria - compared to other Universal...
mansour ansari
Mar 22, 20222 min read
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Barium qubits for Ion Trapping
Superconducting qubits are man-made and connected via wires together. Ion trapping qubit does not need the wiring of the atoms. They use...
mansour ansari
Jan 26, 20223 min read
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Can a Quantum Computer generate high resolution images for Machine Learning applications?
YES- The generation of images is an area of machine learning that has already made incredible strides with classical algorithms and is...
mansour ansari
Jan 10, 20221 min read
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how to assess a Quantum Computer
In recent posts I shared with you how a quantum computer works using the nature qubits vs. the electronic switches, the transistors set...
mansour ansari
Oct 27, 20213 min read
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How to write a program on a quantum computer?
This short post covers the high-level view of writing a program (quantum circuit), submitting it to a quantum platform, retrieving the...
mansour ansari
Oct 20, 20212 min read
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quantum entanglements of trapped ions
I was watching and listening to Christopher Monroe's presentation he gave over the Zoom, a few weeks ago. Christopher Monroe showing the...
mansour ansari
Oct 10, 20213 min read
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Oct 10, 20210 min read
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Quntum CCD (quantum charged-couple device) architecture for scaling up the ion trap quantum computer
David Kielpinsky Before I tell you about David, I should mention one of his specialties is Attosecond Science, which is the study of...
mansour ansari
Oct 6, 20213 min read
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ERNST ISING( 1900 - 1998 )
The spins: ERNST ISING ( 1900 - 1998 ) German physicist, who is best remembered for the development of the Ising model. In this blog some...
mansour ansari
Oct 5, 20212 min read
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De Vicenzo Criteria #2 is "The ability to initialize" the state of qubits to a fiducial state.
Fiducial state is a quantum state that can be reliably reproduced with low variability. With Ion Trapping, the state preparation and...
mansour ansari
Sep 29, 20211 min read
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Quantum error correction and fault tolerance in quantum computing
There are many types of error correction in classical computers. For example: Automatic repeat request (ARQ) Forward error correction....
mansour ansari
Sep 28, 20211 min read
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Ion trapping is like saddle movement.
Ion Trap- how it works Once the charged atoms are trapped inside the chip's vacuumed space, it's impossible to create a trapping force...
mansour ansari
Sep 28, 20211 min read
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2 Billion Years of classical computing vs. 3 minutes of Quantum Computing
So Google put out a paper a few months ago with a remarkable experiment involving boson sampling, which means, you know, sending a bunch...
mansour ansari
Sep 24, 20211 min read
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ion trap quantum computer gets momentum
Quantum computing has the potential to change the world, and ion trapping is leading the way, although there are many different...
mansour ansari
Sep 20, 20211 min read
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