2012年诺贝尔物理学奖:大卫·维因兰德

The 2012 Nobel Prize in physics and David Wineland

文章介绍了大卫·维因兰德由于找到了能够测量和操控单个量子系统的突破性实验方法,特别是由于他在离子阱方面的贡献,而与塞尔日·阿罗什共同获得了2012年的诺贝尔物理学奖。大卫·维因兰德带动了离子阱技术的发展,在量子计算方面为量子物理开辟了一片新天地。他还通过实验研究使原子钟达到了前所未有的精度。文章简述了大卫·维因兰德研究离子阱的历史,介绍了他在以离子阱技术为基础的量子计算方面和离子原子钟的发展方面所取得的科研成果。

The 2012 Nobel prize in physics was awarded to David Wineland, together with Serge Haroche. David Wineland received the prize for ground-breaking experimental methods that enabled the measurement and manipulation of individual quantum systems, especially systems with trapped ions. He improved a trapped ion system and opened a new quantum world leading to quantum computation. He also realized optical atomic ion clocks with unprecedented precision through his experi- mental research. This article briefly reviews the history of trapped ion systems, the development of trapped-ion based quantum computation, and the development of the atomic ion clock, which are closely related to Wineland＇s achievements.