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Title: New tools for quantum science in Yb Rydberg atom arrays
Authors: Wilson, Jack
Advisors: Thompson, Jeff
Contributors: Electrical Engineering Department
Keywords: atomic
computing
quantum
Subjects: Atomic physics
Issue Date: 2022
Publisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University
Abstract: Neutral atoms trapped in optical tweezer arrays are now a leading platform for quan­ tum computation and simulation. Prior to this work, this platform had been developed experimentally with alkali atoms. Here we show that Ytterbium, a divalent alkaline­ earth­like atom, has several useful properties that enable improvements to such experi­ ments. In particular, we demonstrate a high­fidelity imaging scheme using Ytterbium’s narrow intercombination line, a method to trap Rydberg atoms using the polarizability of the Yb ion core, and a strategy for locally addressed gate operations with minimal photon scattering using optical transitions in the core. We also perform novel spec­ troscopy of Yb Rydberg states and outline the technical details required to implement these experiments with Yb. As an outlook, we demonstrate magic­wavelength narrow­ line imaging of 171Yb atoms and control of the I = 1/2 nuclear spin qubit in 171Yb, suggesting a path forward for neutral atom quantum computing with Ytterbium.
URI: http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp016w924f97v
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Type of Material: Academic dissertations (Ph.D.)
Language: en
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