title: Light-shift-induced quantum gates for ions in thermal motion.
abstract: An effective interaction between trapped ions in thermal motion can be generated by illuminating them simultaneously with a single laser resonant with the ionic carrier frequency. The ac Stark shift induces simultaneous "virtual" two-phonon transitions via several motional modes. Within a certain laser intensity range these transitions can interfere constructively, resulting in a relatively fast, heating-resistant two-qubit logic gate.
authors.affiliation: DAMTP, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WA, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jonathan
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Plenio