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Area of Science:

  • Quantum technologies
  • Atomic physics
  • Optical trapping

Background:

  • Optical tweezers are crucial for quantum simulation and computation.
  • Loading neutral atoms and molecules into optical tweezers is often limited by low probabilities (~50%).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a novel, species-agnostic method for enhanced loading of optical tweezers.
  • To overcome the limitations of stochastic loading and enable larger quantum system sizes.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a dark-state enhanced loading (DSEL) technique.
  • Utilized real-time feedback, long-lived shelving states, and iterated array reloading.
  • Demonstrated the method on a 95-tweezer array of ^{88}Sr atoms.

Main Results:

  • Achieved a maximum loading probability of 84.02(4)%.
  • Demonstrated a maximum array size of 91 atoms in one dimension.
  • The DSEL protocol is compatible with existing enhanced loading schemes.

Conclusions:

  • The DSEL method significantly improves atom loading efficiency in optical tweezers.
  • This technique can enable close-to-unity filling for arrays of neutral atoms and molecules.
  • The approach is applicable to various species, advancing quantum simulation and computation.