Progress towards magneto-association of ultracold LiCs molecules in optical tweezers

Ultracold molecules have the potential to serve as qubits, owing to their high fidelity, strong interactions and long coherence times. By harnessing the control of a tweezer array with both atoms and molecules, we aim to create a versatile platform for many-body Hamiltonian engineering. In our lab, we trap and cool single Lithium and Cesium atoms to below the Doppler limit. Our goal is to form a tweezer array of these ultracold Li and Cs atoms and cool them even further to nanokelvin temperatures. We will then combine these atoms into LiCs molecules through magneto-association, which will be used for quantum computing, simulation, and chemistry applications. This poster presents an overview of our lab's recent progress.