6 papers
Kinetically-induced bound states in a frustrated Rydberg tweezer array
Mu Qiao, Romain Martin, Lukas Homeier +8
Understanding how particles bind into composite objects is a ubiquitous theme in physics, from the formation of molecules to hadrons in quantum chromodynamics and the pairing of ch…
Probing spin-motion coupling of two Rydberg atoms by a Stern-Gerlach-like experiment
Gabriel Emperauger, Mu Qiao, Guillaume Bornet +7
We propose and implement a protocol to measure the state-dependent motion of Rydberg atoms induced by dipole-dipole interactions. Our setup enables simultaneous readout of both the…
Generation of Motional Squeezed States for Neutral Atoms in Optical Tweezers
Vincent Lienhard, Romain Martin, Yuki Torii Chew +3
Optical tweezers are a powerful tool for the precise positioning of a variety of small objects, including single neutral atoms. Once trapped, atoms can be cooled to the motional gr…
Benchmarking direct and indirect dipolar spin-exchange interactions between two Rydberg atoms
Gabriel Emperauger, Mu Qiao, Guillaume Bornet +8
We report on the experimental characterization of various types of spin-exchange interactions between two individual atoms, where pseudo-spin degrees of freedom are encoded in diff…
Tomonaga-Luttinger Liquid Behavior in a Rydberg-encoded Spin Chain
Gabriel Emperauger, Mu Qiao, Cheng Chen +14
Quantum fluctuations can disrupt long-range order in one-dimensional systems, and replace it with the universal paradigm of the Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid (TLL), a critical phase of…
Realization of a doped quantum antiferromagnet with dipolar tunnelings in a Rydberg tweezer array
Mu Qiao, Gabriel Emperauger, Cheng Chen +13
Doping an antiferromagnetic Mott insulator is central to our understanding of a variety of phenomena in strongly-correlated electrons, including high-temperature superconductors. T…