Project description DEENESFRITPL A roadmap to take microwave quantum computation to high technology readiness levels Today’s mobile telephones are equipped with a compact microwave technology. This same technology can be used for the construction of a large-scale trapped-ion quantum information processor. After all, microwave technology has remarkable simplification potential. Nevertheless, there are still significant technical challenges in scaling ion trap (or any other) systems up to the millions of qubits required to implement full-scale quantum computation. In this context, the EU-funded MicroQC project will develop a roadmap to take microwave quantum computation to high technology readiness levels. Specifically, the project will demonstrate, through state-of-art quantum engineering, fast and fault-tolerant microwave two-qubit and multi-qubit gates. It will also design scalable technology components that apply these techniques in multi-qubit quantum processors. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective The construction of a large-scale trapped-ion quantum information processor can be made decisively simpler by using the well-developed and compact microwave technology present already in today’s mobile phones and other devices. Microwave technology has tremendous simplification potential by condensing experimental effort from an optical table with several square meters of accurately aligned optical components down to an engineered conductor microstructure embedded into a chip surface and a few off-the-shelve microwave components. Thus, this technology can be the key enabling step for addressing the formidable challenge of a scalable quantum processor. Although the field is still in its infancy, there is rapid progress: a fidelity of over 99.9999% has been achieved for single-qubit gates and 99.7% for two-qubit gates. This technology allows execution of quantum gates by the application of a voltage to a microchip potentially replacing millions of laser beams and it can operate at room temperature or mild cooling. There are still enormous technical challenges in scaling ion trap (or any other) systems up to the millions of qubits required to implement meaningful full-sale quantum computation and simulation. The main objective of MicroQC is to demonstrate, through state-of-art quantum engineering, fast and fault-tolerant microwave two-qubit and multi-qubit gates and to design scalable technology components that apply these techniques in multi-qubit quantum processors. The successful accomplishment of these objectives, in a combined effort by five leading groups in this field – three experimental groups, including the pioneers in microwave quantum logic with static and oscillating magnetic gradients, and two leading theory groups – will make large-scale quantum computation and simulation with microwave-controlled microfabricated ion traps possible. In addition, MicroQC will produce a roadmap, to take microwave quantum computation to high technology readiness levels. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsradio technologymicrowave technologyengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcomputer hardwarequantum computersengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsmobile phonesnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticslaser physics Keywords ion trap trapped ions microwave quantum computation quantum gate quantum algorithm Programme(s) H2020-EU.1.2. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Main Programme H2020-EU.1.2.3. - FET Flagships Topic(s) FETFLAG-03-2018 - FET Flagship on Quantum Technologies Call for proposal H2020-FETFLAG-2018-2020 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-FETFLAG-2018-03 Funding Scheme RIA - Research and Innovation action Coordinator FOUNDATION FOR THEORETICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS AND ASTROPHYSICS Net EU contribution € 366 708,75 Address JAMES BOURCHIER BLVD 5 1164 SOFIA Bulgaria See on map Region Югозападна и Южна централна България Югозападен София Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 366 708,75 Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITAET SIEGEN Germany Net EU contribution € 555 812,50 Address ADOLF REICHWEIN STRASSE 2A 57076 Siegen See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Arnsberg Siegen-Wittgenstein Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 555 812,50 GOTTFRIED WILHELM LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITAET HANNOVER Germany Net EU contribution € 548 531,25 Address WELFENGARTEN 1 30167 Hannover See on map Region Niedersachsen Hannover Region Hannover Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 548 531,25 THE UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 550 390,00 Address SUSSEX HOUSE FALMER BN1 9RH Brighton See on map Region South East (England) Surrey, East and West Sussex Brighton and Hove Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 550 390,00 THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM Israel Net EU contribution € 341 901,25 Address EDMOND J SAFRA CAMPUS GIVAT RAM 91904 Jerusalem See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 341 901,25
