Parallel Assembly of Arbitrary Defect-Free Atom Arrays with a Multitweezer Algorithm

Weikun Tian, Wen Jun Wee, An Qu, Billy Jun Ming Lim, Prithvi Raj Datla, Vanessa Pei Wen Koh, Huanqian Loh

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Abstract

Defect-free atom arrays are a precursor for quantum information processing and quantum simulation with neutral atoms. Yet, large-scale defect-free atom arrays can be challenging to realize, due to the losses encountered when rearranging stochastically loaded atoms to achieve a desired target array. Here, we demonstrate a parallel rearrangement algorithm that uses multiple mobile tweezers to independently sort and compress atom arrays in a way that naturally avoids atom collisions. With a high degree of parallelism, our algorithm offers a reduced move complexity compared to both single-tweezer algorithms and existing multitweezer algorithms. We further determine the optimal degree of parallelism to be a balance between an algorithmic speedup and multitweezer inhomogeneity effects. The defect-free probability for a 225-atom array is demonstrated to be as high as 33(1)% in a room-temperature setup after multiple cycles of rearrangement. The algorithm presented here can be implemented for any target array geometry with an underlying periodic structure.

Original languageEnglish
Article number034048
JournalPhysical Review Applied
Volume19
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2023
Externally publishedYes

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