Reconfigurable architecture for parallel quantum operations in neutral atom arrays

A quantum processor, comprising:

• a first array of optical traps disposed in an active zone;
• a second array of optical traps disposed in a readout zone;
• a first laser configured to illuminate the active zone and to drive a transition to a Rydberg state;
• a second laser configured to illuminate the active zone and to drive a transition between hyperfine states;
• a third laser configured to illuminate the readout zone;
• a fourth laser configured to adiabatically move neutral atoms between the optical traps of the active zone and the readout zone;
• and
• a camera configured to capture an image of the readout zone, wherein the quantum processor is configured to:
• provide a first plurality of neutral atoms in the active zone, each in a respective optical trap of the first array;
• encode a first logical qubit into the first plurality of neutral atoms by the first and second lasers;
• illuminate the first plurality of neutral atoms while in the active zone by at least the first or second laser, thereby applying a gate to the first logical qubit;
• adiabatically move the first plurality of neutral atoms from the active zone to the readout zone, each to a respective optical trap of the second array;
• illuminate the first plurality of neutral atoms while in the readout zone by the third laser;
• and
• capture an image of the first plurality of neutral atoms while in the readout zone, thereby determining the state of the first logical qubit.