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Area of Science:

  • Quantum information science
  • Atomic physics
  • Optical tweezer arrays

Background:

  • Scalable quantum platforms require efficient imaging of individual atoms.
  • Current fluorescence detection methods are limited by cooling requirements and long imaging times.
  • Fast, low-loss imaging is essential for quantum simulation, computing, and metrology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate fast and low-loss single-atom imaging in optical tweezers without active cooling.
  • To achieve high-fidelity single-atom discrimination and survival probabilities.
  • To enable rapid atom reuse and number-resolved detection for quantum applications.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing the properties of ytterbium atoms for fluorescence detection.
  • Collecting fluorescence over microsecond timescales with interleaved recooling pulses.
  • Employing optical tweezers and magic traps for atom manipulation and imaging.

Main Results:

  • Achieved single-atom discrimination fidelities above 99.9% and survival probabilities above 99.5%.
  • Demonstrated tens of consecutive detections with constant atom retention using short recooling pulses.
  • Enabled number-resolved single-shot detection in multiply occupied traps and near-diffraction-limited spatial resolution.

Conclusions:

  • The developed imaging scheme significantly enhances the speed and efficiency of atom-based quantum platforms.
  • This technique facilitates fast atom reuse, crucial for midcircuit operations in quantum processors and clocks.
  • Enables number-resolved microscopy in dense atomic arrays for advanced quantum simulations and metrology.