Yb atoms in optical tweezers make great qubits! We are building a novel quantum hardware platform based on neutral atoms trapped in reconfigurable optical tweezers. We have chosen Yb atoms due to long coherence time, great tunability and addressability as well as a rich Rydberg structure for implementing multi-qubit quantum gates. Our platform will open up new opportunities to explore novel routes towards fault-tolerant quantum computation.

Trapping single Yb atoms

We have successfully trapped single Yb atoms in a 2D array of optical tweezers, an essential step towards realizing our quantum computing platform. Stay tuned for the next updates!