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Neutral-Atom Quantum Computing at Infleqtion
ABSTRACT
Quantum computing promises new approaches to problems in quantum chemistry, materials science, drug discovery, optimization, and other areas that can be difficult to address with classical computers. Several physical platforms are being developed to realize this potential, each with distinct strengths and technical challenges. In recent years, neutral-atom quantum computing has emerged as a leading contender because of its potential for large-scale qubit arrays, flexible and reconfigurable geometries, and rapidly improving gate fidelities. In this talk, I will introduce the fundamental tools used to build neutral-atom quantum computers, including optical tweezers for trapping and rearranging individual atoms, laser-based state preparation and measurement, and Rydberg interactions for implementing entangling gates. I will then highlight recent advances and demonstrations at Infleqtion toward scalable, high-performance neutral-atom systems. Finally, I will discuss some of the principal challenges that remain on the path to utility-scale quantum computing.
BIO
Kevin Kuper is a Senior Quantum Physicist on the quantum computing team at Infleqtion. He received his B.S. in Physics at California State University, Fullerton before getting his doctorate at the College of Optical Sciences at UA. His thesis work was in measuring quantum signatures of chaos with a small quantum processor based on the hyperfine ground states of individual Cesium atoms. He joined Infleqtion in 2022 to help develop their neutral-atom quantum processor in Boulder, Colorado where he continues to work.