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Simultaneous nondestructive measurement of many polar molecules using Rydberg atoms

Quantum Physics 2026-01-15 v1 Atomic Physics

Abstract

Tweezer arrays of polar molecules present new opportunities for quantum science and quantum information. However, a major challenge, especially in bialkali molecule platforms, is the fact that current measurement schemes for the internal states are destructive. In this work, we present a method to use Rydberg atoms to nondestructively measure the internal state of a molecular qubit. We achieve this via microwave dressing of both molecules and Rydberg atoms, allowing us to tune the interactions so that there are minimal Rydberg-Rydberg interactions and many measurements can take place simultaneously. We consider two experimentally-motivated examples of detecting 23^{23}Na133^{133}Cs and 87^{87}Rb133^{133}Cs with 133^{133}Cs atoms. Finally, we discuss several strategies for mitigating various sources of crosstalk.

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@article{arxiv.2601.08921,
  title  = {Simultaneous nondestructive measurement of many polar molecules using Rydberg atoms},
  author = {Jeremy T. Young and Kang-Kuen Ni and Alexey V. Gorshkov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.08921},
  year   = {2026}
}

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5 + 2 pages, 4 + 1 figures