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THU: Thursday Contributed Sessions
THU 13: Poster Session: Applications
THU 13.8: Poster
Thursday, September 11, 2025, 16:30–18:30, ZHG Foyer 1. OG
Rymax one: A neutral atom quantum processor to solve optimization problems — •Hendrik Koser1, Benjamin Abeln1, Tobias Ebert1, Silvia Ferrante1, Kapil Goswami1, Jonas Witzenrath2, Hauke Biss1, Jonas Gutsche2, Giovanni de Vecchi1, Nader Mostaan1, Suthep Pomjaksilp1, Tobias Pätkau2, José Vargas1, Rick Mukherjee3, Niclas Luick1, Thomas Niederprüm2, Dieter Jaksch1, Henning Moritz1, Herwig Ott2, Peter Schmelcher1, Klaus Sengstock1, and Artur Widera2 — 1University of Hamburg, 22761 Hamburg, Germany — 2RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany — 3University of Tennessee, TN 37996 Knoxville, USA
Computationally hard problems are deeply embedded into modern society. Finding solutions to these problems via classical means still requires substantial computational effort. Quantum processors, on the contrary, promise a significant advantage in solving them. To explore the potential of quantum computing for real-world applications, we set up Rymax One, a quantum processor designed to solve hard optimisation problems. We trap ultracold neutral Ytterbium atoms in arbitrary arrays of optical tweezers, ideally suited to solve optimisation problems and perform quantum operations in a hardware-efficient manner. The level structure of Yb provides the possibility of attaining qubits with long coherence times as well as Rydberg-mediated interactions and high-fidelity gate operations. These features allow us to realise a scalable platform for quantum processing to test the performance of novel quantum algorithms tailored to tackle real-world problems.
Keywords: neutral atom quantum computer; tweezer arrays; ytterbium; rydberg; ultracold atoms