Parallel Quantum-Enhanced Sensing
Abstract
Quantum metrology takes advantage of quantum correlations to enhance the sensitivity of sensors and measurement techniques beyond their fundamental classical limit given by the shot noise limit. The use of both temporal and spatial correlations present in quantum states of light can extend quantum-enhanced sensing to a parallel configuration that can simultaneously probe an array of sensors or independently measure multiple parameters. To this end, we use multi-spatial mode twin beams of light, which are characterized by independent quantum-correlated spatial subregions in addition to quantum temporal correlations, to probe a four-sensor quadrant plasmonic array. We show that it is possible to independently and simultaneously measure local changes in refractive index for all four sensors with a quantum enhancement in sensitivity in the range of to over the corresponding classical configuration. These results provide a first step towards highly parallel spatially resolved quantum-enhanced sensing techniques and pave the way toward more complex quantum sensing and quantum imaging platforms.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2311.01560,
title = {Parallel Quantum-Enhanced Sensing},
author = {Mohammadjavad Dowran and Aye L. Win and Umang Jain and Ashok Kumar and Benjamin J. Lawrie and Raphael C. Pooser and Alberto M. Marino},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.01560},
year = {2024}
}