Engineering Zeeman-manifold quintets using state-dependent light shifts in neutral atoms

[2512.14611] Engineering Zeeman-manifold quintets using state-dependent light shifts in neutral atoms Skip to main content Search Submit Donate Log in Physics > Atomic Physics arXiv:2512.14611 (physics) [Submitted on 16 Dec 2025 ( v1 ), last revised 24 Aug 2026 (this version, v2)] Title: Engineering Zeeman-manifold quintets using state-dependent light shifts in neutral atoms Authors: Benedikt Heizenreder , Bas Gerritsen , Katya Fouka , Robert J. C. Spreeuw , Florian Schreck , Arghavan Safavi Naini , Alexander Urech View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract: We present a general method for engineering qudits through individually addressable transitions between Zeeman sublevels, achieved by combining a large linear Zeeman shift with a state-dependent light shift. This approach lifts the degeneracy between adjacent states while simultaneously tuning their energy splittings into the radio-frequency (RF) domain, enabling coherent manipulation within the Zeeman manifold using experimentally accessible drive frequencies. As a concrete realization, we investigate the implementation of an $SU(5)$ quintet encoded in the Zeeman sublevels of the long-lived $^3\mathrm{P}_2$ state of neutral $\mathrm{^{88}Sr}$ atoms confined in far-detuned, $\sigma^{-}$-polarized optical tweezers. Using realistic experimental parameters, we numerically demonstrate full control of the quintet manifold, including initialization into a specific $SU(5)$ basis state via a multi-photon transfer, coherent state- and site-selective single-qudit rotations driven by RF fields, and fast state-selective optical readout. Our simulations predict state-preparation fidelities of $\mathcal{F} \simeq 0.99$ within less than $1~$us, single-qudit gate fidelities of $F$ $\simeq 0.99$ with $\pi$-pulse durations of $\sim1.4~$us, and fast destructive imaging with durations below $10~$us under ideal conditions. These results establish a broadly applicable framework for high-fidelity control of Zeeman sublevel-encoded qudits and highlight the $^3\mathrm{P}_2$ manifold in strontium as a promising platform for scalable qudit-based quantum technologies. Comments: 18 pages, 16 figures Subjects: Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph) ; Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas) Cite as: arXiv:2512.14611 [physics.atom-ph] (or arXiv:2512.14611v2 [physics.atom-ph] for this version) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2512.14611 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite Journal reference: Phys. Rev. A 114, 042614 (2026) Related DOI : https://doi.org/10.1103/vcf2-d442 Focus to learn more DOI(s) linking to related resources Submission history From: Benedikt Heizenreder [ view email ] [v1] Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:21:07 UTC (2,748 KB) [v2] Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:48:53 UTC (2,869 KB) Full-text links: Access Paper: View PDF HTML (experimental) TeX Source view license Current browse context: physics.atom-ph < prev | next > new | recent | 2025-12 Change to browse by: cond-mat cond-mat.quant-gas physics References & Citations SciX Google Scholar Semantic Scholar export BibTeX citation Bookmark Bibliographic Tools Bibliographic and Citation Tools Bibliographic Explorer Toggle Bibliographic Explorer ( What is the Explorer? ) Connected Papers Toggle Connected Papers ( What is Connected Papers? ) Litmaps Toggle Litmaps ( What is Litmaps? ) scite.ai Toggle scite Smart Citations ( What are Smart Citations? ) Code, Data, Media Code, Data and Media Associated with this Article alphaXiv Toggle alphaXiv ( What is alphaXiv? ) Links to Code Toggle CatalyzeX Code Finder for Papers ( What is CatalyzeX? ) DagsHub Toggle DagsHub ( What is DagsHub? ) GotitPub Toggle Gotit.pub ( What is GotitPub? ) Huggingface Toggle Hugging Face ( What is Huggingface? ) ScienceCast Toggle ScienceCast ( What is ScienceCast? ) Demos Demos Replicate Toggle Replicate ( What is Replicate? ) Spaces Toggle Hugging Face Spaces ( What is Spaces? ) Spaces Toggle TXYZ.AI ( What is TXYZ.AI? ) Related Papers Recommenders and Search Tools Link to Influence Flower Influence Flower ( What are Influence Flowers? ) Core recommender toggle CORE Recommender ( What is CORE? ) Author Venue Institution Topic About arXivLabs arXivLabs: experimental projects with community collaborators arXivLabs is a framework that allows collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on our website. Both individuals and organizations that work with arXivLabs have embraced and accepted our values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only works with partners that adhere to them. Have an idea for a project that will add value for arXiv's community? Learn more about arXivLabs . Which authors of this paper are endorsers? | Disable MathJax ( What is MathJax? ) We gratefully acknowledge support from our major funders , member institutions , and all contributors. About · Help · Contact · Subscribe · Copyright · Privacy · Accessibility · Operational Status (opens in new tab)

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