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Error-Corrected Fermionic Quantum Processors with Neutral Atoms.

Robert Ott^1,2, Daniel González-Cuadra^1,2,3,4, Torsten V Zache^1,2

¹University of Innsbruck, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria.

Physical Review Letters

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Researchers developed an error-corrected quantum processor for simulating fermionic systems using neutral atoms. This overcomes atom-number superselection, enabling robust quantum simulations with reduced error rates.

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Area of Science:

Quantum Information Science
Atomic Physics
Computational Physics

Background:

Simulating many-body fermionic systems is crucial for understanding complex quantum phenomena.
Neutral atom quantum processors offer hardware-efficient simulation but face challenges with quantum error correction due to atom-number superselection.
Existing methods struggle to create coherent superpositions of different particle numbers in atomic systems.

Purpose of the Study:

To present a blueprint for an error-corrected fermionic quantum processor using current experimental capabilities.
To overcome the atom-number superselection constraint in neutral atom systems.
To enable robust quantum simulations of fermionic systems with reduced errors.

Main Methods:

Utilized an ancillary set of fermionic modes to design a fermionic reference.
Constructed superpositions of different numbers of referenced fermions.
Developed logical fermionic modes and gates for error correction, focusing on phase errors.

Main Results:

Successfully built a blueprint for an error-corrected fermionic quantum processor.
Demonstrated the construction of logical fermionic modes and gates implementable with standard atomic operations.
Showcased implementation for logical particle-number conserving processes relevant to quantum simulation.

Conclusions:

The proposed protocol overcomes atom-number superselection in neutral atom quantum processors.
The method allows for error correction of logical fermionic modes, specifically addressing phase errors.
A minimal fermionic circuit simulation demonstrated a quadratic suppression of the logical error rate, paving the way for advanced quantum simulations.