Progress
Where our experiments stand today — the systems we have built, what we are working on now, and what comes next.
Research plan
The Quantum Simulation Research Laboratory aims to advance knowledge in quantum technology, with a primary focus on quantum simulation and quantum sensing using Rydberg atom systems. The laboratory investigates the dynamics of atomic quantum states while also establishing the essential infrastructure required for future quantum computing research — including experimental control software, optical systems, electronic and mechatronic devices, and portable quantum devices.
Roadmap
2 of 7 milestones achieved
2 of 3 milestones achieved
AchievedIn progressPlanned
Track 01
Reaching quantum simulation requires a highly controlled experimental platform, built step by step: cooling and trapping atoms below the Doppler limit, engineering trapping patterns with uniform intensity and aberration correction, assembling and controlling optical tweezers with multi-frequency capability, and developing atom detection through EMCCD characterization to achieve single-atom detection for accurate quantum-state preparation and measurement.
Atoms are laser-cooled in a magneto-optical trap and transferred into an optical dipole trap.
A spatial light modulator and Fourier lens shape laser light into arrays of optical traps, with holographic aberration correction for uniform trap intensity.
An acousto-optic deflector driven at several radio frequencies at once creates multiple movable tweezer beams — the tool for rearranging atoms one by one.
An EMCCD camera is characterised from room temperature down to −50 °C to model its noise — the basis for detecting single atoms.
Track 02
Quantum sensing with Rydberg electromagnetically induced transparency (Rydberg EIT) relies on the exceptional sensitivity of Rydberg atoms to external electric fields. Fabricating our own rubidium vapor cells is a crucial part of this, because it provides the controlled atomic environment needed for stable, high-sensitivity detection.
Glass vapor cells are made and filled with rubidium in-house, then characterised by absorption spectroscopy.
Rydberg EIT signals are observed in rubidium vapor and studied as a function of laser detuning and Rabi frequency, for atom-based electric-field sensing.
Next steps
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