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NIST Ion Storage Group

The Ion Storage Group at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology conducts research on trapped-ion quantum computing, including ion trap design, laser cooling, and quantum control techniques. It is one of the world's leading academic-style labs in trapped-ion quantum information science.

AI-written profile · not yet reviewed · 27 August 2026

Headquarters
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Status
Private
trapped ion

Coverage

Phys.org Quantum Physics

Ramped fields create more robust entanglement between trapped-ion qubits

Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Ion Storage Group demonstrated a method using ramped fields to create entanglement between trapped-ion qubits with improved robustness. The study was published in Physical Review Letters and addresses the reliability of quantum computing hardware.

OutlookPlausible

If ramped-field entanglement sequences transfer to commercial trapped-ion processors, they could improve two-qubit gate fidelity without requiring new hardware subsystems.

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