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This review examines neutral atom qubits as a leading architecture for scaling quantum computers, highlighting recent advances in array performance and the demonstration of logical qubits for fault tolerance. It serves as a technical resource for researchers evaluating this specific hardware approach against other quantum computing modalities.
Neutral atom quantum computing
arXiv:2608.30783v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Neutral atom qubits are one of the leading approaches for implementation of a large scale quantum computer. The original proposals for neutral atom qubits were formulated more than 25 years ago, with first demonstrations of a universal gate set following 10 years later. In the last few years the performance and scale of neutral atom qubit arrays has developed at a rapid pace leading to demonstrations of quantum algorithms, and logical qubits for fault tolerant error correction. This contribution reviews the physics of the neutral atom approach, surveys current capabilities, and provides an outlook for future progress.
Abstract:Neutral atom qubits are one of the leading approaches for implementation of a large scale quantum computer. The original proposals for neutral atom qubits were formulated more than 25 years ago, with first demonstrations of a universal gate set following 10 years later. In the last few years the performance and scale of neutral atom qubit arrays has developed at a rapid pace leading to demonstrations of quantum algorithms, and logical qubits for fault tolerant error correction. This contribution reviews the physics of the neutral atom approach, surveys current capabilities, and provides an outlook for future progress.
Pedagogical review intended for graduate students or researchers in adjacent fields. To appear in "Comprehensive Quantum Physics 1st Edition"
Quantum Physics (quant-ph); Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph)
arXiv:2608.30783 [quant-ph]
(or arXiv:2608.30783v1 [quant-ph] for this version)
https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2608.30783 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite (pending registration)
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