RUI: Modeling Ultra-cold Atoms in Optical Lattices as Analogs of Condensed-Matter Systems

这项研究项目是对在美国国家标准与技术研究所(NIST)的实验室中实现的限制在双势垒光学晶格中的超冷原子气体系统用作两量子比特量子门的方法学进行的理论研究。量子门构成了量子计算机的必要组件。这个门的速度、保真度和健壮性将与NIST的实验者合作进行研究。两量子位相位门的实现将是朝着开发实用的量子计算设备迈出的又一步，这将对互联网和国土安全产生重大影响。该研究计划将通过让佐治亚州南方大学物理学专业的本科生参与研究工作，并使这些本科生能够在全国物理会议上展示他们的研究结果，在促进学习的同时促进发现。将通过在佐治亚州南部大学校园内组织一次杰出系列讲座来实现广泛传播，以增进对科学和技术的了解。

This research project is a theoretical study of the methodology by which a system of ultra-cold atomic gas confined in the double-well optical lattice and implemented in a laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) can be used as a two-qubit quantum gate. Quantum gates form a necessary component of a quantum computer. The speed, fidelity, and robustness of this gate will be investigated in collaboration with NIST experimentalists. The implementation of a working two-qubit phase gate will be another step toward the development of a practical quantum-computational device which would have major implications for internet and homeland security. The research program will advance discovery while promoting learning by involving undergraduate physics majors at Georgia Southern University in the research effort and by enabling these undergraduate to present the results of their research at national physics conferences. Broad dissemination to enhance scientific and technological understanding will be accomplished by organizing a Distinguished Lecture Series on the campus at Georgia Southern University.