Dipolar spin-exchange and entanglement between molecules in an optical tweezer array

Abstract

Due to their intrinsic electric dipole moments and rich internal structure, ultracold polar molecules are promising candidate qubits for quantum computing and for a wide range of quantum simulations. Their long-lived molecular rotational states form robust qubits while the long-range dipolar interaction between molecules provides quantum entanglement. Using a molecular optical tweezer array, single molecules can be moved and separately addressed for qubit operations using optical and microwave fields, creating a scalable quantum platform. Here, we demonstrate long-range dipolar spin-exchange interactions in pairs of CaF molecules trapped in an optical tweezer array. We control the anisotropic interaction and realize the spin-$\frac{1}{2}$ quantum XY model by encoding an effective spin-$\frac{1}{2}$ system into the rotational states of the molecules. We demonstrate a two-qubit (two-molecule) gate to generate entanglement deterministically, an essential resource for all quantum information applications. Employing interleaved tweezer arrays, we demonstrate high fidelity single site molecular addressability.

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