Astigmatism-free 3D Optical Tweezer Control for Rapid Atom Rearrangement

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Abstract

Reconfigurable neutral-atom arrays are a promising platform for quantum computing, quantum simulation, and quantum metrology, but atom transport using frequency-chirped acousto-optic deflectors (AODs) is limited by chirp-induced acoustic lensing and trajectory distortion. We address these limitations using a three-dimensional acousto-optic deflector lens (3D-AODL), a design predicted to reduce long-range transport times by more than a factor of two. We further introduce fading-Shepard waveforms that circumvent finite AOD bandwidth, enabling sustained axial displacement. We demonstrate unrestricted three-dimensional optical-tweezer motion over a 200 $\mu$m × 200 $\mu$m × 136 $\mu$m volume with velocities exceeding 4.2 m/s. Arbitrary three-dimensional control of optical-tweezer trajectories enables rapid atom rearrangement and dynamical engineering of optical potentials in tweezer arrays and optical lattices. This capability advances quantum control and atom manipulation in neutral-atom quantum processors by enabling faster rearrangement, higher clock rates, and scalable sorting in complex geometries.

*We acknowledge support from the AFOSR (Grant No. FA9550-1910328 and Young Investigator Prize Grant No. 21RT0751), from ARO through the MURI program (Grant No. W911NF-20-1-0136), from DARPA (Grant No. W911NF2010090), from the NSF (QLCI program through Grant Number OMA-2016245, and CAREER Award No. 2047380).

Publication: Arxiv preprint: https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.11451

Presenters

  • Yue-Hui (Leon) Lu

    • University of California, Berkeley

Authors

  • Yue-Hui (Leon) Lu

    • University of California, Berkeley
  • Nathan Song

    • JILA
  • Jacquelyn Ho

    • University of California, Berkeley
  • Tai Xiang

    • University of California, Berkeley
  • Zhenjie Yan

    • University of California, Berkeley
  • Dan M Stamper-Kurn

    • University of California, Berkeley
  • Tsai-Chen Lee

    • UC Berkeley
    • University of California, Berkeley