Control of Rydberg Atoms

Presentations

• Detecting Rydberg Atoms with Electromagnetically Induced Transparency in a Dual-Isotope Neutral Atom Ensemble

  ORAL

  June 3, 2026, 8:00 AM – June 3, 2026, 8:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Gregory L Smail

    • U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

  Authors

  • Gregory L Smail

    • U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

  • Mark Bashkansky

    • U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

  • Adam T Black

    • United States Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
    • United States Naval Research Laboratory
    • U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

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• Micro-Electro-Mechanical System Vapor Cells with Passivated Internal Cavities

  ORAL

  June 3, 2026, 8:12 AM – June 3, 2026, 8:24 AM

  Publication: R. Pandiyan et al., arXiv:2512.00245 (2025).

  Presenters

  • James P Shaffer

    • Quantum Valley Ideas Laboratories

  Authors

  • Rajesh Pandiyan

    • Quantum Valley Ideas Laboratories

  • Sanyasi Bobbara

    • Quantum Valley Ideas Laboratories

  • Somayeh Mirzaee

    • Quantum Valley Ideas Laboratories

  • Su-Peng Yu

    • Quantum Valley Ideas Laboratories

  • Ruoxi Wang

    • Quantum Valley Ideas Laboratories

  • Adam Sibenik

    • Quantum Valley Ideas Laboratories

  • Reza Kohandani

    • Quantum Valley Ideas Laboratories

  • James P Shaffer

    • Quantum Valley Ideas Laboratories

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• Rydberg atomic sensing and laser stabilization using an inverted ladder excitation scheme

  ORAL

  June 3, 2026, 8:24 AM – June 3, 2026, 8:36 AM

  Publication: Microwave Field Sensing and Laser Stabilization with Rydberg Atoms Excited through the 7P1/2 State (under review)

  Presenters

  • Devin A Willey

    • NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

  Authors

  • Devin A Willey

    • NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

  • Darmindra Arumugam

    • NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

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• Interaction-enhanced Rydberg sensing

  ORAL

  June 3, 2026, 8:36 AM – June 3, 2026, 8:48 AM

  Publication: related manuscripts:
  - arXiv:2509.02810
  - arXiv:2505.01506

  Presenters

  • Michal Parniak

    • University of Warsaw

  Authors

  • Stanisław Kurzyna

    • University of Warsaw

  • Bartosz Niewelt

    • University of Warsaw

  • Tomasz Prokop

    • University of Warsaw

  • Bartosz Kasza

    • University of Warsaw

  • Wojciech Wasilewski

    • University of Warsaw

  • Rafał Demkowicz-Dobrzański

    • University of Warsaw

  • Mateusz Mazelanik

    • University of Warsaw

  • Michal Parniak

    • University of Warsaw

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• Probing interference effects of A² and A●p optical drives in lattice-trapped Rydberg atoms

  ORAL

  June 3, 2026, 8:48 AM – June 3, 2026, 9:00 AM

  Presenters

  • Carlos Owens

    • University of Michigan

  Authors

  • Carlos Owens

    • University of Michigan

  • Xinyu Feng

    • University of Michigan

  • Georg A Raithel

    • University of Michigan

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• Simultaneous nondestructive measurement of many polar molecules using Rydberg atoms

  ORAL

  June 3, 2026, 9:00 AM – June 3, 2026, 9:12 AM

  Publication: arXiv:2601.08921

  Presenters

  • Jeremy T Young

    • University of Amsterdam

  Authors

  • Jeremy T Young

    • University of Amsterdam

  • Kang-Kuen Ni

    • Harvard University

  • Alexey V Gorshkov

    • National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

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• Extended Rydberg Lifetimes in a Cryogenic Atom Array

  ORAL

  June 3, 2026, 9:12 AM – June 3, 2026, 9:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Junlan Jin

    • Princeton University

  Authors

  • Junlan Jin

    • Princeton University

  • Yue Shi

    • Princeton University

  • Yukai Lu

    • Princeton University

  • Donghyuk Seo

    • Princeton University

  • Jingxin Deng

    • Princeton University

  • Jeff Douglas Thompson

    • Princeton University

  • Waseem S Bakr

    • Princeton University

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• Expanding the Neutral Atom Gate Set: Native iSWAP and Exchange Gates from Dipolar Rydberg Interactions

  ORAL

  June 3, 2026, 9:24 AM – June 3, 2026, 9:36 AM

  Publication: Ildefonso, P., Byun, A., Konovalov, A., Kazemi, J., Schuler, M., & Lechner, W. (2025). Expanding the Neutral Atom Gate Set: Native iSWAP and Exchange Gates from Dipolar Rydberg Interactions. arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.05037.

  Presenters

  • Pedro Ildefonso

    • Parity Quantum Computing GmbH
    • Universität Innsbruck; Parity Quantum Computing GmbH

  Authors

  • Pedro Ildefonso

    • Parity Quantum Computing GmbH
    • Universität Innsbruck; Parity Quantum Computing GmbH

  • Andrew Byun

    • University of Innsbruck
    • Universität Innsbruck

  • Aleksei Konovalov

    • University of Innsbruck

  • Javad Kazemi

    • Parity Quantum Computing GmbH

  • Michael Schuler

    • Parity Quantum Computing GmbH

  • Wolfgang Lechner

    • University of Innsbruck
    • Universität Innsbruck; Parity Quantum Computing GmbH; Parity Quantum Computing Germany GmbH; Parity Quantum Computing France SAS

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• Quantum Gates for Neutral Atoms Separated by a Few Tens of Micrometers

  ORAL

  June 3, 2026, 9:36 AM – June 3, 2026, 9:48 AM

  Publication: M. Bergonzoni, R. R. Riso, G. Pupillo, "Fast Quantum Gates for Neutral Atoms Separated by a Few Tens of Micrometers",https://arxiv.org/pdf/2511.20437

  Presenters

  • Matteo Bergonzoni

    • University of Strasbourg

  Authors

  • Matteo Bergonzoni

    • University of Strasbourg

  • Guido Pupillo

    • University of Strasbourg

  • Rosario R Riso

    • University of Trondheim

  • Mark Saffman

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison/Infleqtion
    • University of Wisconsin - Madison
    • University of Wisconsin - Madison / Infleqtion
    • University of Wisconsin-Madison/Infleqtion, Inc.

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• Hyperfine Structure and Optical Pumping in Three-Photon Rydberg EIT

  ORAL

  June 3, 2026, 9:48 AM – June 3, 2026, 10:00 AM

  Presenters

  • Shuaijie Li

    • University of Michigan

  Authors

  • Shuaijie Li

    • University of Michigan

  • Alisher Duspayev

    • University of Michigan

  • Georg A Raithel

    • University of Michigan

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