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Coherent Superposition States as Quantum Rulers

Quantum Physics 2009-11-07 v2

Abstract

We explore the sensitivity of an interferometer based on a quantum circuit for coherent states. We show that its sensitivity is at the Heisenberg limit. Moreover we show that this arrangement can measure very small length intervals.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0109106,
  title  = {Coherent Superposition States as Quantum Rulers},
  author = {T. C. Ralph},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0109106},
  year   = {2009}
}