MHI - Physics Joint Seminar Series, Mark Saffman, Friday, Dec. 6th at 2pm in SSL 202

Speaker: Mark Saffman, Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Talk Title: Gate Model Quantum Computing with Atom Arrays

Series: MHI Physics Joint Seminar Series

Abstract: Quantum computing with neutral atom qubits has advanced rapidly with the development of large 2D arrays and high-fidelity entangling gates. We have used atomic qubits for a variational simulation of the Lipkin-Meshkov-Glick model incorporating noise mitigation techniques. The talk will provide an overview of architectural options for neutral atom qubit arrays and present new approaches for implementing nonlocal QEC codes and fast measurements, as well as progress towards photonic remote entanglement.

Biography: Mark Saffman is an experimental physicist working in the areas of atomic physics, quantum and nonlinear optics, and quantum information processing. His research team was the first to demonstrate a quantum CNOT gate for the deterministic entanglement of a pair of neutral atoms. This was done using dipole mediated interactions between highly excited Rydberg atoms. He is currently developing scalable arrays of neutral atoms for quantum computation, communication, and sensing applications. He is the Johannes Rydberg Professor of Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has been recognized with an Alfred P. Sloan fellowship, a Vilas Associate Award, the WARF Innovation Award, and is a fellow of the American Physical Society, and Optica. He has been active in professional service including two decades as an Associate Editor at the Physical Review and is the director of The Wisconsin Quantum Institute. He also serves as Chief Scientist for Quantum Information at Infleqtion, Inc.

Host: Quntao Zhuang, Eli Levinson-Falk, Jonathan Habif, Daniel Lidar, Kelly Luo, Todd Brun, Tony Levi, Stephan Haas

More Information: Mark Saffman -Dec 6.pdf

Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 202

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Marilyn Poplawski