We demonstrate high fidelity two-qubit Rydberg blockade and entanglement on a pair of
sites in a large two-dimensional qubit array. The qubit array is defined by a grid of blue …

We present a continuous, narrow-linewidth, tunable laser system that outputs up to 14.0 W at
770 nm. The light is generated by frequency doubling 18.8 W of light from a 1540 nm fiber …

We describe a system for loading a single atom from a reservoir into a blue-detuned crossed
vortex bottle beam trap using a dynamic 1D optical lattice. The lattice beams are frequency …

Optical tweezer arrays are useful tools for manipulating single atoms and molecules. An
exciting avenue for research with optical tweezers is using the interactions between polar …

Abstract In the Jaynes-Cummings model of Chap. 2, the actual qubit was a two-level system
that was created in an atomic-like manner. But, there is nothing to forbid this two-level …

This thesis focuses on progress towards using ensembles of neutral holmium for use in
quantum computing operations. We are particularly interested in using a switchable …

This thesis focuses on progress towards using ensembles of neutral holmium atoms for use
in quantum information. The Rydberg blockade, a switchable interaction between neutral …