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Nature Physics 3, 684 - 685 (2007)
doi:10.1038/nphys738

Subject Categories: Atomic and molecular physics | Quantum physics | Optical physics | Information theory and computation

Quantum information processing: Move around the clock

Dieter Meschede1

  1. Dieter meschede is at the Institut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Bonn, Wegelerstrasse 8, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
    e-mail: meschede@iap.uni-bonn.de


An experiment that uses optical tweezers to transport atoms gently enough to preserve their quantum states might prepare the ground for a 'moving head' for quantum computers based on cold neutral atoms.

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