Storage ring quantum computer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11839168-B2
Application number	US-202217956492-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 29, 2022
Priority date	May 1, 2020
Publication date	Dec 5, 2023
Grant date	Dec 5, 2023

Abstract

A system and method for storing information in a quantum computer using a quantum storage ring. The method comprises cooling ions in the quantum storage ring to a low temperature; and binding the ions into a lattice structure, forming an ion Coulomb crystal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of storing information in a quantum computer using a quantum storage ring, the method comprising:
processing ions in a quantum storage ring at a process rate of about 1 million qubits/sec; and
binding the ions into a structure wherein Coulomb forces of the ions are balanced against external forces.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein processing the ions comprises cooling the ions to a temperature of about 5.15×10 −5 ° K.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising cooling the ions using one or more lasers.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein processing the ions comprises forming an ion Coulomb crystal.

5. A method of storing information in a quantum computer having one or more particle beams using a quantum storage ring, the method comprising:
cooling the one or more particle beams into a crystalline structure;
creating a sequence of spin states; and
measuring at least one of the spin states.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising cooling the one or more particle beams to a temperature of about 5.15×10 −5 ° K.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising cooling the ions using one or more lasers.

Assignees

• Us Energy
• Us Dept Energy

Inventors

• Brown Kevin
• Roser Thomas

Classifications

• H10N99/05 Primary

  Devices based on quantum mechanical effects, e.g. quantum interference devices or metal single-electron transistors · CPC title

• G06N10/00

  Quantum computing, i.e. information processing based on quantum-mechanical phenomena · CPC title

• G11C11/54

  using elements simulating biological cells, e.g. neuron · CPC title

• G11C13/06 Primary

  using magneto-optical elements {(G11C13/042 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B82Y10/00

  Nanotechnology for information processing, storage or transmission, e.g. quantum computing or single electron logic · CPC title