David Weiss, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor David Scott Weiss, Committee Chair/Co-Chair Kurt Gibble, Committee Member Kenneth M O’hara, Committee Member Robin Bruce Ciardullo, Committee Member
Keywords:
quantum computer laser cooling optical lattice neutral atom qubits
Abstract:
In this dissertation, I will describe an experiment directed toward making a neutral atom quantum computer. We have loaded and imaged hundreds of single Cs atoms in a randomly half-filled 3D optical lattice with 5 micron spacing. Such a system is a promising starting point for a scalable quantum computer. We collect the scattered laser cooling light to form clear images of single atoms. The imaging is highly unlikely to change the lattice occupancy. We then use two different techniques to cool the atoms to the vibrational ground state in the lattice. Our approach to addressing individual atoms and achieving a single qubit gate will be presented, along with the setup of the tightly focused addressing beam. I will also briefly discuss our two qubit gate scheme and other future work.
