Storage of quantum information in trapped neutral atoms

The proposal is focused on both experimental and theoretical investigation of quantum information that can be stored and manipulated in trapped neutral atoms as an alternative to the well-known proposals for the ion-trap quantum computers. Two extreme cases—two isolated atoms and a macroscopic ensemble of atoms (up to 109)-will be considered having the following objectives in mind:

(*) To study theoretically and develop new experimental methods for creation and characterization of stable entangled states of atoms (cavity quantum electrodynamics and interaction with squeezed light)

(*) To develop novel methods for measuring and monitoring internal states of qubits (trapped atoms)

(*) To identify the most suitable approaches to quantification of quantum information in experiments.