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Logical quantum processor based on reconfigurable atom arrays

Dolev Bluvstein, Simon J. Evered, Alexandra A. Geim · ~20 authors; collaboration led by Harvard/MIT/QuEra including M. D. Lukin's group.

Published 1 February 2024 · Nature · Journal article

Summary

The authors demonstrated a programmable quantum processor using reconfigurable arrays of neutral atoms that operates on encoded logical qubits rather than physical ones. They ran error-correcting codes, performed logical entangling operations and algorithms on dozens of logical qubits, and showed that increasing code distance improved logical performance. The work is a key step toward fault-tolerant quantum computation with atom arrays.

Key findings

  • Operated up to 48 logical qubits using reconfigurable neutral-atom (Rydberg) arrays
  • Performed fault-tolerant logical operations and showed improved fidelity with larger code distance
  • Executed logical-level algorithms and complex circuits with hundreds of transversal gates

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APA

Dolev Bluvstein, Simon J. Evered, & Alexandra A. Geim [~20 authors; collaboration led by Harvard/MIT/QuEra including M. D. Lukin's group.] (2024). Logical quantum processor based on reconfigurable atom arrays. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06927-3

BibTeX
@article{bluvstein2024logical,
  author    = {Dolev Bluvstein and Simon J. Evered and Alexandra A. Geim and {~20 authors; collaboration led by Harvard/MIT/QuEra including M. D. Lukin's group.}},
  title     = {Logical quantum processor based on reconfigurable atom arrays},
  journal   = {Nature},
  year      = {2024},
  doi       = {10.1038/s41586-023-06927-3},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06927-3}
}

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