arXiv · 1604.08535
Rydberg atom mediated non-destructive readout of collective rotational states in polar molecule arrays
Abstract
We analyze in detail the possibility to use charge-dipole interaction between a single polar molecule or a 1D molecular array and a single Rydberg atom to read out rotational populations. The change in the Rydberg electron energy is conditioned on the rotational state of the polar molecules, allowing for realization of a CNOT quantum gate between the molecules and the atom. Subsequent readout of the atomic fluorescence results in a non-destructive measurement of the rotational state. We study the interaction between a 1D array of polar molecules and an array or a cloud of atoms in a Rydberg superatom (blockaded) state and calculate the resolved energy shifts of Rb(60s) with KRb and RbYb molecules, with N=1, 3, 5 molecules. We show that collective molecular rotational states can be read out using the conditioned Rydberg energy shifts.
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Elena Kuznetsova, Seth T. Rittenhouse, H. R. Sadeghpour, Susanne F. Yelin. 2016-04-28. Rydberg atom mediated non-destructive readout of collective rotational states in polar molecule arrays. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.94.032325
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