High-fidelity entanglement of polar molecules by dynamic geometric control
arXiv:2607.13008
The paper demonstrates that by dynamically controlling the geometry of dipolar interactions in optical tweezer arrays of ultracold molecules, coherence can be maintained despite thermal motion, enabling high-fidelity two‑molecule entanglement with a Bell state fidelity of about 0.98.
Abstract
In quantum information systems made of optical tweezer arrays of ultracold molecules, thermal motion of molecules degrades the coherence of their interactions, which limits entanglement fidelity and the concomitant scientific applicability of these systems. We show that by controlling the geometry of the dipolar interaction, even when a molecule occupies many motional states in the tweezer, coherence can be preserved. We characterize several geometries that suppress sensitivity to thermal fluctuations. We further use programmable, coherence-preserving motion of the molecules during entanglement to refocus dephasing from relative positional jitter of the tweezers, which is relevant even on the 10 nm scale. These methods yield substantially improved dipolar coherence and enable generation of two-molecule entanglement with a Bell state fidelity of in directly laser-cooled molecules.