CAREER: Ion-Trap "Integrated Circuit" Technology for Quantum Information Processor

本提案提出了一项职业发展计划，以整合捕获离子量子信息处理器（QIPs）硬件系统开发的研究和教育。为了实现这一目标，提出了系统级设计和使能技术开发的关键研究活动。受性能要求和可用技术限制的系统设计和优化应该是这项工作中持续进行的过程。预计能够提供量子比特操作所需的大量精确定制激光束的MOEM系统将成为关键的缺失技术组件。提出了为此目的优化的功能集成MOEMS技术的实验开发作为提案的主要活动。更广泛的影响。集成MOEMS的技术平台将在其他科学和工程研究领域找到各种令人兴奋的应用，包括集成原子钟，惯性传感器，光通信元件和集成光学传感器。一个由具有不同专业知识的研究人员组成的网络将成为未来创新和研究计划的宝贵来源。教育部分是尝试在各级引入一种新的工程教育范式，旨在激发创造力，并最终提高工程学生的职业前景。本科课程的开发工作将集中于在工程教育的早期阶段发展基于项目的实验室经验。量子信息等基础主题将激励学生，而项目将在技术内容之上，让学生接触非技术主题，如团队合作和领导力。研究生课程将强调将尖端技术整合到实际系统设计中的工程原理。PI和该机构（杜克大学）在培养女性和少数族裔工程师方面有着成功的记录，并将继续为他们扩大研究和教育机会。这些活动将刺激物理学家和工程师在这方面的合作：从历史上看，这种合作在每一个成功应用新物理发现的关键时刻都发挥了关键作用。在拥有各种技术组件的专家之间形成合作努力，从长远来看，实现QIP也将是该计划成功的重要因素。

Intellectual MeritThis proposal presents a career development plan for integrating research and education on the topic of hardware system development for trapped ion quantum information processors(QIPs). Toward this goal, critical research activities for system-level design and enablingtechnology development are proposed. System design and optimization bounded by performancerequirements and available technology should be an on-going process in this effort. It is anticipated that a MOEM system that delivers the large number of precisely tailored laser beams required for qubit manipulation will be a critical missing technology component. Experimental development of functionally integrated MOEMS technology optimized for this purpose is proposed as the main activity of the proposal.Broader Impacts. The technology platform for integrated MOEMS will find a variety of excitingapplications in other areas of science and engineering research, including integrated atomic clocks, inertial sensors, optical communication elements and integrated optical sensors. A network of researchers with diverse expertise established will be valuable source of future innovation and research initiatives.The educational component is an attempt to introduce a new paradigm for engineering education at all levels aimed at stimulating creativity, and ultimately will enhance the career prospects of the engineering students. The undergraduate curriculum development effort will concentrate on developing project-based laboratory experience at early stages of engineering education. Fundamental topics, like quantum information, will motivate the students while the projects will be managed to expose students to non-technical topics like teamwork and leadership on top of technical contents. The graduate courses will emphasize engineering principles for integrating cutting-edge technology into a practical system design.The PI and the institution (Duke University) has successful track record of educating female andminority engineers, and will continue to expand research and educational opportunities for them.These activities will stimulate collaboration between physicists and engineers on this front: historically, such collaboration played a critical role in every juncture of successful application of new physical discoveries. Forming a collaborative effort among experts with various technology components to realize a QIP in the long run will also be an important element critical to the success of the program.