Quantum state manipulation and cooling of ultracold molecules

T Langen, G Valtolina, D Wang, J Ye - Nature Physics, 2024 - nature.com
In recent years, an increasingly large variety of molecular species have been successfully
cooled to low energies, and innovative techniques continue to emerge to reach ever more …

Fermionic quantum processing with programmable neutral atom arrays

D González-Cuadra, D Bluvstein… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Simulating the properties of many-body fermionic systems is an outstanding computational
challenge relevant to material science, quantum chemistry, and particle physics.-5.4 pc] …

An optical tweezer array of ultracold polyatomic molecules

NB Vilas, P Robichaud, C Hallas, GK Li, L Anderegg… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Polyatomic molecules have rich structural features that make them uniquely suited to
applications in quantum information science,–, quantum simulation,–, ultracold chemistry …

Observation of Rydberg blockade due to the charge-dipole interaction between an atom and a polar molecule

A Guttridge, DK Ruttley, AC Baldock… - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
We demonstrate Rydberg blockade due to the charge-dipole interaction between a single
Rb atom and a single RbCs molecule confined in optical tweezers. The molecule is formed …

Enhanced quantum control of individual ultracold molecules using optical tweezer arrays

DK Ruttley, A Guttridge, TR Hepworth, SL Cornish - PRX Quantum, 2024 - APS
Control over the quantum states of individual molecules is crucial in the quest to harness
their rich internal structure and dipolar interactions for applications in quantum science. In …

Electroassociation of ultracold dipolar molecules into tetramer field-linked states

G Quéméner, JL Bohn, JFE Croft - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
The presence of electric or microwave fields can modify the long-range forces between
ultracold dipolar molecules in such a way as to engineer weakly bound states of molecule …

Extended rotational coherence of polar molecules in an elliptically polarized trap

AJ Park, LRB Picard, GE Patenotte, JT Zhang… - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
We demonstrate long rotational coherence of individual polar molecules in the motional
ground state of an optical trap. In the present, previously unexplored regime, the rotational …

Site-selective preparation and multistate readout of molecules in optical tweezers

LRB Picard, GE Patenotte, AJ Park, SF Gebretsadkan… - PRX Quantum, 2024 - APS
Polar molecules are a quantum resource with rich internal structure that can be coherently
controlled. The structure, however, also makes the state preparation and measurement …

Raman sideband cooling of molecules in an optical tweezer array

Y Lu, SJ Li, CM Holland, LW Cheuk - Nature Physics, 2024 - nature.com
Ultracold molecules have been proposed as a candidate platform for quantum science and
precision measurement because of their rich internal structures and interactions. Direct laser …

Interspecies Förster resonances for Rb-Cs Rydberg -states for enhanced multi-qubit gate fidelities

PM Ireland, DM Walker, JD Pritchard - Physical Review Research, 2024 - APS
We present an analysis of interspecies interactions between Rydberg d-states of rubidium
and cesium. We identify the Förster resonance channels offering the strongest interspecies …