arXiv2026
We propose a novel theoretical architecture for implementing a quantum random access memory (qRAM) based on quantum random walks in a Rydberg blockaded atomic ensemble utilizing multilevel Electromagnetically Induced Transparency (EIT). Unlike previous approaches that rely on geometric phase gates in solid-state or trapped ion systems, our scheme harnesses the strong, coherent dipole dipole interactions between Rydberg atoms to achieve high-fidelity phase control of photonic qubits without the need for cryogenic temperatures. By generating conditional phase shifts through cross-phase modulation in multiple lambda-type EIT systems, we realize the controlled unitary operations requisite for an efficient qRAM. In the proposed architecture, Zeeman splitting is used to engineer a set of parallel lambda systems in a cavity, where pairs of magnetic sublevels of the ground state are coupled to highly excited Rydberg states via circularly polarized laser pulses. These Rydberg excited EIT systems serve as the elementary phase gates that form the nodes of a binary tree enabling quantum random walking. Address and data qubits are encoded into distinct probe fields and coherently mapped into the metastable atomic states, where their interactions within the EIT medium generate conditional phases required for state-selective routing. The system uses $n+m$ layers of cold alkali atoms to form an $n$-level binary tree of Rydberg nodes connected to $2^n$ cavity-trapped memory atoms, operated by $n+m$ laser pulses acting as quantum walkers and address units. Our scheme offers a scalable, reducing operational complexity to $\mathcal{O}(n)$ and highly coherent pathway toward photonic qRAM, exploiting collective Rydberg interactions to realize programmable, parallel entangling operations in an atomic ensemble.