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Enriching the quantum toolbox of ultracold molecules with Rydberg atoms

Atomic Physics 2023-01-13 v2 Quantum Gases

Abstract

We describe a quantum information architecture consisting of a hybrid array of optically-trapped molecules and atoms. This design leverages the large transition dipole moments of Rydberg atoms to mediate fast, high-fidelity gates between qubits encoded in coherent molecular degrees of freedom. Error channels of detuning, decay, pulse area noise, and leakage to other molecular states are discussed. The molecule-Rydberg interaction can also be used to enable nondestructive molecule detection and rotational state readout. We consider a specific near-term implementation of this scheme using NaCs molecules and Cs Rydberg atoms, showing that it is possible to implement 300~ns gates with a potential fidelity of >99.9%> 99.9\%.

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@article{arxiv.2204.05293,
  title  = {Enriching the quantum toolbox of ultracold molecules with Rydberg atoms},
  author = {Kenneth Wang and Conner P. Williams and Lewis R. B. Picard and Norman Y. Yao and Kang-Kuen Ni},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2204.05293},
  year   = {2023}
}