Quantum Simulation and Computation with Programmable Rydberg Atom Arrays

ORAL

Abstract

Arrays of neutral atoms in reconfigurable geometries has arisen as a powerful platform for quantum science in the past few years. Strong and controllable interactions introduced through the Rydberg blockade mechanism lead to a rich set of both equilibrium and non-equilibrium many-body phenomena. Recently we have used a one-dimensional version of this platform to study the critical properties of various quantum phase transitions, generate large N-partite entangled states, and develop new techniques to implement two- and three-qubit quantum logic gates with high fidelity.

I will present recent progress towards extending our experimental platform to control hundreds of atoms in arbitrary two-dimensional geometries, and the new prospects for quantum simulation and computation in these large-scale atom arrays.

*We acknowledge financial support from the Center for Ultracold Atoms, the National Science Foundation, Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the Office of Naval Research.

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Presenters

  • Alexander Keesling

    • Harvard University

Authors

  • Alexander Keesling

    • Harvard University

  • Harry Levine

    • Harvard University

  • Ahmed Omran

    • Harvard University

  • Giulia Semeghini

    • Harvard University

  • Sepehr Ebadi

    • Harvard University

  • Dolev Bluvstein

    • Harvard University
    • Havard University
    • Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Hannes Pichler

    • Harvard University
    • California Institute of Technology

  • Markus Greiner

    • Physics Department, Harvard University
    • Harvard University

  • Vladan Vuletic

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • MIT

  • Mikhail Lukin

    • Harvard University
    • Physics, Harvard University