Towards Dipolar Quantum Simulation with Ytterbium Rydberg Atom Array

Quantum many-body systems with dipolar interactions host a variety of exotic phases of matter, such as quantum spin liquids. To study this physics in the lab, dipolar interactions have been realized in various systems including polar molecules, magnetic atoms and alkali Rydberg atoms. However, to fully explore the phases of dipolar Hamiltonians, it is necessary to scale up to larger system sizes, minimize positional disorder, and prolong the coherence time. Here we present a new dipolar Yb tweezer apparatus designed to address these challenges. By trapping Yb atoms excited to Rydberg states and using microwaves to couple opposite parity states, we will study the dipolar XY on frustrated lattice geometries. Our apparatus features a large field-of-view objective and in-vacuum electrodes, which are crucial for realizing system sizes of up to a thousand atoms and careful control of the interactions, respectively. This work paves the way towards studying new phases such as dipolar supersolids and chiral spin liquids.