Ultracold polar molecules as qudits
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Journal Article
Abstract
We discuss how the internal structure of ultracold molecules, trapped in the motional ground state of optical tweezers, can be used to implement qudits. We explore the rotational, fine and hyperfine structure of 40Ca19F and 87Rb133Cs, which are examples of molecules with 2Σ and 1Σ electronic ground states, respectively. In each case we identify a subset of levels within a single rotational manifold suitable to implement a four-level qudit. Quantum gates can be implemented using two-photon microwave transitions via levels in a neighboring rotational manifold. We discuss limitations to the usefulness of molecular qudits, arising from off-resonant excitation and decoherence. As an example, we present a protocol for using a molecular qudit of dimension d = 4 to perform the Deutsch algorithm.
Date Issued
2020-01-20
Date Acceptance
2019-12-11
Citation
New Journal of Physics, 2020, 22 (1), pp.1-12
ISSN
1367-2630
Publisher
Institute of Physics (IoP) and Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft
Start Page
1
End Page
12
Journal / Book Title
New Journal of Physics
Volume
22
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Physics
qudits
ultracold molecules
coherence
quantum computation
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Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 013027
Date Publish Online
2019-12-11