Quantum sensing

CL Degen, F Reinhard, P Cappellaro - Reviews of modern physics, 2017 - APS
“Quantum sensing” describes the use of a quantum system, quantum properties, or quantum
phenomena to perform a measurement of a physical quantity. Historical examples of …

Quantum metrology with nonclassical states of atomic ensembles

L Pezze, A Smerzi, MK Oberthaler, R Schmied… - Reviews of Modern …, 2018 - APS
Quantum technologies exploit entanglement to revolutionize computing, measurements, and
communications. This has stimulated the research in different areas of physics to engineer …

Time-reversal-based quantum metrology with many-body entangled states

S Colombo, E Pedrozo-Penafiel, AF Adiyatullin, Z Li… - Nature Physics, 2022 - nature.com
Linear quantum measurements with independent particles are bounded by the standard
quantum limit, which limits the precision achievable in estimating unknown phase …

Entanglement certification from theory to experiment

N Friis, G Vitagliano, M Malik, M Huber - Nature Reviews Physics, 2019 - nature.com
Entanglement is an important resource for quantum technologies. There are many ways
quantum systems can be entangled, ranging from the two-qubit case to entanglement in …

Entanglement-enhanced matter-wave interferometry in a high-finesse cavity

GP Greve, C Luo, B Wu, JK Thompson - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
An ensemble of atoms can operate as a quantum sensor by placing atoms in a
superposition of two different states. Upon measurement of the sensor, each atom is …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic evaluation of an atomic clock at 2× 10− 18 total uncertainty

TL Nicholson, SL Campbell, RB Hutson… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
The pursuit of better atomic clocks has advanced many research areas, providing better
quantum state control, new insights in quantum science, tighter limits on fundamental …

Gravitational wave detection with optical lattice atomic clocks

S Kolkowitz, I Pikovski, N Langellier, MD Lukin… - Physical Review D, 2016 - APS
We propose a space-based gravitational wave (GW) detector consisting of two spatially
separated, drag-free satellites sharing ultrastable optical laser light over a single baseline …

Quantum spin dynamics and entanglement generation with hundreds of trapped ions

JG Bohnet, BC Sawyer, JW Britton, ML Wall, AM Rey… - Science, 2016 - science.org
Quantum simulation of spin models can provide insight into problems that are difficult or
impossible to study with classical computers. Trapped ions are an established platform for …

Quantum test of the universality of free fall

D Schlippert, J Hartwig, H Albers, LL Richardson… - Physical Review Letters, 2014 - APS
We simultaneously measure the gravitationally induced phase shift in two Raman-type
matter-wave interferometers operated with laser-cooled ensembles of Rb 87 and K 39 …

Deterministic squeezed states with collective measurements and feedback

KC Cox, GP Greve, JM Weiner, JK Thompson - Physical review letters, 2016 - APS
We demonstrate the creation of entangled, spin-squeezed states using a collective, or joint,
measurement and real-time feedback. The pseudospin state of an ensemble of N= 5× 10 4 …