Abstract: The last few years have seen a remarkable development in our ability to control many neutral atoms individually, and induce controlled interactions between them on demand. This progress ushers in a new era where one can create highly entangled states, overcome certain limits of quantum measurements using entangled states, or study quantum phase transitions. I will present results on atomic arrays containing hundreds of individually trapped atoms, and first steps towards quantum computation with error detection and correction. I will also discuss a new paradigm for quantum measurements, where an effective evolution of a many-body system backwards in time is used to amplify signals that would otherwise be hidden in the quantum noise. Finally, I will discuss prospects for near- and medium-term quantum computers with full quantum error correction.
*You will need to bring your cell phone, so you can sign in using the QR code outside of ATL 2400. You will need to submit your first and last name, email and affiliation on a form by 11:15am to be able to get lunch after the seminar. Lunch is first come, first served.*
At 4pm, there will be a tea in ATL 2117 for our speaker and students/postdocs - this is a chance to ask questions directly to our speaker. Refreshments will be served.