Boson sampling is a benchmark problem for photonic quantum computers and a potential avenue towards quantum advantage. A scheme to realize a boson sampler based on the vibrational modes in a chain of trapped ions instead has now been demonstrated.
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Linke, N.M. Let the ions sing. Nat. Phys. 19, 776–777 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-022-01922-3
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