Barium Ions for Quantum Computation
Matthew J. Dietrich, A. Avril, R. Bowler, Nathan Kurz, J.S. Salacka, Gang Shu, B. B. Blinov, James R. Danielson, T. S. Pedersen · AIP conference proceedings · 2009
Individually trapped 137Ba+ in an RF Paul trap is proposed as a qubit candidate, and its various benefits are compared to other ionic qubits. We report the current experimental status of using this ion for quantum computation. Future plans and prospects are discussed.