Quantum science with optical tweezer arrays of ultracold atoms and molecules

AM Kaufman, KK Ni - Nature Physics, 2021 - nature.com
Single atoms and molecules can be trapped in tightly focused beams of light that form
'optical tweezers', affording exquisite capabilities for the control and detection of individual …

Trapped-ion quantum computing: Progress and challenges

CD Bruzewicz, J Chiaverini, R McConnell… - Applied Physics …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Trapped ions are among the most promising systems for practical quantum computing (QC).
The basic requirements for universal QC have all been demonstrated with ions, and …

Quantum control of molecular rotation

CP Koch, M Lemeshko, D Sugny - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2019 - APS
The angular momentum of molecules, or, equivalently, their rotation in three-dimensional
space, is ideally suited for quantum control. Molecular angular momentum is naturally …

Assembly of a rovibrational ground state molecule in an optical tweezer

WB Cairncross, JT Zhang, LRB Picard, Y Yu, K Wang… - Physical Review Letters, 2021 - APS
We demonstrate the coherent creation of a single NaCs molecule in its rotational,
vibrational, and electronic (rovibronic) ground state in an optical tweezer. Starting with a …

Robust encoding of a qubit in a molecule

VV Albert, JP Covey, J Preskill - Physical Review X, 2020 - APS
We construct quantum error-correcting codes that embed a finite-dimensional code space in
the infinite-dimensional Hilbert space of rotational states of a rigid body. These codes, which …

Sub-Doppler Cooling and Compressed Trapping of YO Molecules at Temperatures

S Ding, Y Wu, IA Finneran, JJ Burau, J Ye - Physical Review X, 2020 - APS
Complex molecular structure demands customized solutions to laser cooling by extending
its general set of principles and practices. Compared with other laser-cooled molecules …

Bimolecular chemistry in the ultracold regime

Y Liu, KK Ni - Annual review of physical chemistry, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Advances in atomic, molecular, and optical physics techniques allowed the cooling of simple
molecules down to the ultracold regime (1 mK) and opened opportunities to study chemical …

Molecular asymmetry and optical cycling: laser cooling asymmetric top molecules

BL Augenbraun, JM Doyle, T Zelevinsky, I Kozyryev - Physical Review X, 2020 - APS
We present a practical roadmap to achieve optical cycling and laser cooling of asymmetric
top molecules (ATMs). Our theoretical analysis describes how reduced molecular symmetry …

Quantum computation in a hybrid array of molecules and Rydberg atoms

C Zhang, MR Tarbutt - PRX Quantum, 2022 - APS
We show that an array of polar molecules interacting with Rydberg atoms is a promising
hybrid system for scalable quantum computation. Quantum information is stored in long …

Quantum entanglement between an atom and a molecule

Y Lin, DR Leibrandt, D Leibfried, C Chou - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Conventional information processors convert information between different physical carriers
for processing, storage and transmission. It seems plausible that quantum information will …