Universal quantum operations and ancilla-based read-out for tweezer clocks

Ran Finkelstein, Richard Bing-Shiun Tsai, Xiangkai Sun, Pascal Scholl, Su Direkci, Tuvia Gefen, Joonhee Choi, Adam L. Shaw and Manuel Endres ()
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Ran Finkelstein: California Institute of Technology
Richard Bing-Shiun Tsai: California Institute of Technology
Xiangkai Sun: California Institute of Technology
Pascal Scholl: California Institute of Technology
Su Direkci: California Institute of Technology
Tuvia Gefen: California Institute of Technology
Joonhee Choi: California Institute of Technology
Adam L. Shaw: California Institute of Technology
Manuel Endres: California Institute of Technology

Nature, 2024, vol. 634, issue 8033, 321-327

Abstract: Abstract Enhancing the precision of measurements by harnessing entanglement is a long-sought goal in quantum metrology1,2. Yet attaining the best sensitivity allowed by quantum theory in the presence of noise is an outstanding challenge, requiring optimal probe-state generation and read-out strategies3–7. Neutral-atom optical clocks8, which are the leading systems for measuring time, have shown recent progress in terms of entanglement generation9–11 but at present lack the control capabilities for realizing such schemes. Here we show universal quantum operations and ancilla-based read-out for ultranarrow optical transitions of neutral atoms. Our demonstration in a tweezer clock platform9,12–16 enables a circuit-based approach to quantum metrology with neutral-atom optical clocks. To this end, we demonstrate two-qubit entangling gates with 99.62(3)% fidelity—averaged over symmetric input states—through Rydberg interactions15,17,18 and dynamical connectivity19 for optical clock qubits, which we combine with local addressing16 to implement universally programmable quantum circuits. Using this approach, we generate a near-optimal entangled probe state1,4, a cascade of Greenberger–Horne–Zeilinger states of different sizes, and perform a dual-quadrature5 Greenberger–Horne–Zeilinger read-out. We also show repeated fast phase detection with non-destructive conditional reset of clock qubits and minimal dead time between repetitions by implementing ancilla-based quantum logic spectroscopy20 for neutral atoms. Finally, we extend this to multi-qubit parity checks and measurement-based, heralded, Bell-state preparation21–24. Our work lays the foundation for hybrid processor–clock devices with neutral atoms and more generally points to a future of practical applications for quantum processors linked with quantum sensors25.

Date: 2024
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