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US 12,505,374 · App. 18/267,066 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Quantum computing device, use, and method

Inventors: Florian Meinert (Herrenberg, DE); Tilman Pfau (Sindelfingen/Darmsheim, DE); Christian Hölzl (Stuttgart, DE)
Assignee: Universität Stuttgart
G06N10/40G06N10/20
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Patent No.
US 12,505,374
App. No.
18/267,066
Granted
Dec 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a quantum computing device comprising at least one atom, wherein the at least one atom has a first electronic state, a second electronic state, and a third electronic state, wherein the third electronic state is a Rydberg electronic state, and an optical capture device configured to emit electromagnetic radiation to capture one or more of the at least one atom, wherein the optical capture device is configured to emit the electromagnetic radiation at a capture wavelength, wherein the first electronic state, the second electronic state, and the Rydberg electronic state have a substantially equal AC polarizability for the capture wavelength. The invention further relates to a use of a quantum computing device and a method for quantum computing.

Claims (37)

1 . A quantum computing device, comprising:

at least one atom, wherein the at least one atom has a first electronic state, a second electronic state, and a third electronic state, wherein the third electronic state is a Rydberg electronic state; and

an optical capture device configured to emit electromagnetic radiation to capture one or more of the at least one atom,

wherein the optical capture device is configured to emit the electromagnetic radiation at a capture wavelength, wherein the first electronic state, the second electronic state, and the Rydberg electronic state have a substantially equal AC polarizability for the capture wavelength.

2 . The quantum computing device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first electronic state is a first fine structure electronic state, wherein the

second electronic state is a second fine structure electronic state, and, optionally,

wherein the first electronic state and the second electronic state are electronic states of the same electronic orbital.

3 . The quantum computing device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a Rydberg excitation unit configured to emit at least one Rydberg excitation beam, wherein the Rydberg excitation unit is configured to emit the at least one Rydberg excitation beam at two or more captured atoms to switch an interaction therebetween on and off.

4 . The quantum computing device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a Raman coupling unit, wherein the Raman coupling unit is configured to emit at least two Raman laser beams, wherein the Raman coupling unit is configured to emit the at least two Raman laser beams at the at least one captured atom.

5 . The quantum computing device according to claim 1 , wherein the optical capture device further comprises at least one focused laser beam unit configured to emit at least one focused laser beam, wherein the at least one focused laser beam is configured to capture the at least one atom.

6 . The quantum computing device according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one focused laser beam unit comprises:

a laser light source configured to emit at least one electromagnetic radiation beam,

an acousto-optical modulator array, wherein the acousto-optical modulator array comprises at least one acousto-optical modulator and/or at least one acousto-optical deflector, wherein the acousto-optical modulator array is configured to at least partially receive and diffract the at least one electromagnetic radiation beam to form at least one intermediate beam,

an optical combination unit, wherein the optical combination unit is configured to, preferentially dynamically, adjust the direction of the at least one intermediate beam,

focussing optics, wherein the focussing optics are configured to focus the at least one intermediate beam to form the at least one focused laser beam.

7 . The quantum computing device according to claims 5 , wherein the quantum computing device further comprises a polarization unit configured to adjust a polarization state of the at least one focused laser beam.

8 . The quantum computing device according to claim 1 , wherein the optical capture device is configured to capture the at least one atom at positions of a two-dimensional or three-dimensional array.

9 . The quantum computing device according to claim 1 , wherein the quantum computing device is configured to adjust a spatial position of the one or more captured atoms to form at least one single-qubit gate and/or at least one two-qubit gate and/or at least one multi-qubit gate, and/or

wherein the quantum computing device is configured to adjust the spatial position of the one or more captured atoms to switch between the at least one single-qubit gate and/or the at least one two-qubit gate and/or the at least one multi-qubit gate.

10 . The quantum computing device according to claim 1 , wherein the quantum computing device further comprises a readout unit configured to determine data of the one or more captured atoms, wherein the readout unit comprises:

at least one readout laser configured to emit at least one readout beam to cause fluorescence in the one or more captured atoms, and

a detection unit configured to observe the caused fluorescence to read out data of the one or more captured atoms.

11 . The quantum computing device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one atom may comprise at least one strontium atom and/or at least one ytterbium atom; and/or

wherein the at least one atom may comprise at least one neutral atom.

12 . The quantum computing device according to claim 1 , wherein the quantum computing device further comprises an atom reservoir, wherein the atom reservoir comprises a plurality of the at least one atom,

wherein the atom reservoir is configured to provide the at least one atom to the optical capture device.

13 . The quantum computing device according to claim 1 , wherein the quantum computing device comprises:

at least one strontium atom, wherein the at least one strontium atom has a first fine structure electronic state 3 P 0 , a second fine structure electronic state 3 P 2 , and a Rydberg electronic state n 3 S 1 , wherein n has a value of 78, and

an optical capture device configured to emit at least one focused laser beam having a capture wavelength of 596 nm to capture one or more of the at least one strontium atom,

wherein the first fine structure electronic state 3 P 0 , the second fine structure electronic state 3 P 2 , and the Rydberg electronic state n 3 S 1 , wherein n has a value of 78, have a substantially equal AC polarizability for the capture wavelength of 596 nm.

14 . A method for quantum computing, comprising:

providing at least one atom, wherein the at least one atom has a first electronic state, a second electronic state, and a third electronic state, wherein the third electronic state is a Rydberg electronic state; and

emitting electromagnetic radiation to capture one or more of the at least one atom, wherein the one or more atoms are captured using electromagnetic radiation at a capture wavelength,

wherein the first electronic state, the second electronic state, and the Rydberg electronic state have a substantially equal AC polarizability for the capture wavelength.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2023
From: MEINERT, FLORIAN; PFAU, TILMAN; HÖLZL, CHRISTIAN
To: UNIVERSITÄT STUTTGART
Reel/Frame 064426/0468 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 20214187 · Dec 15, 2020 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240311672A1 · Sep 19, 2024
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