Rydberg mediated entanglement in a two-dimensional neutral atom qubit array
We demonstrate high fidelity two-qubit Rydberg blockade and entanglement in a two-dimensional qubit array. The qubit array is defined by a grid of blue detuned lines of light with 121 sites for trapping atomic qubits. Improved experimental methods have increased the observed Bell state fidelity to $F_{\rm Bell}=0.86(2)$. Accounting for errors in state preparation and measurement (SPAM) we infer a fidelity of $F_{\rm Bell}^{\rm -SPAM}=0.89$. Including errors in single qubit operations we infer that the Rydberg mediated $C_Z$ gate has a fidelity of $F_{C_Z}^{\rm -SPAM}=0.91$. Comparison with a detailed error model shows that further improvement in fidelity will require colder atoms and lasers with reduced noise.
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