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ATLAS: Efficient Atom Rearrangement for Defect-Free Neutral-Atom Quantum Arrays Under Transport Loss

Quantum Physics 2025-11-21 v1

Abstract

Neutral-atom quantum computers encode qubits in individually trapped atoms arranged in optical lattices. Achieving defect-free atom configurations is essential for high-fidelity quantum gates and scalable error correction, yet stochastic loading and atom loss during rearrangement hinder reliable large-scale assembly. This work presents ATLAS, an open-source atom transport algorithm that efficiently converts a randomly loaded W×WW \times W lattice into a defect-free L×LL \times L subarray while accounting for realistic physical constraints, including finite acceleration, transfer time, and per-move loss probability. In the planning phase, optimal batches of parallel moves are computed on a lossless virtual array; during execution, these moves are replayed under probabilistic atom loss to maximize the expected number of retained atoms. Monte Carlo simulations across lattice sizes W=10W=10--100100, loading probabilities pocc=0.5p_{\mathrm{occ}}=0.5--0.90.9, and loss rates ploss=0p_{\mathrm{loss}}=0--0.050.05 demonstrate fill rates above 99%99\% within six iterations and over 90%90\% atom retention at low loss. The algorithm achieves sublinear move scaling (M0.55\propto M^{0.55}) and linear growth of required initial size with target dimension, outperforming prior methods in robustness and scalability -- offering a practical path toward larger neutral-atom quantum arrays.

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@article{arxiv.2511.16303,
  title  = {ATLAS: Efficient Atom Rearrangement for Defect-Free Neutral-Atom Quantum Arrays Under Transport Loss},
  author = {Otto Savola and Alexandru Paler},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.16303},
  year   = {2025}
}