Classical sensors for spectrum analysis are widely used but lack micro- or nanoscale spatial resolution. On the other hand, quantum sensors, capable of working with nanoscale precision, do not provide precise frequency resolution over a wide range of frequencies. Using a single spin in diamond, we present a measurement protocol for quantum probes which enables full signal reconstruction on a nanoscale spatial resolution up to potentially 100\,GHz. We achieve 58nT/Hz amplitude and 0.095rad/Hz phase sensitivity and a relative frequency uncertainty of 10−12 for a 1.51GHz signal within 10s of integration. This technique opens the way to quantum spectrum analysis methods with potential applications in electron spin detection and nanocircuitry in quantum technologies.
@article{arxiv.2105.08381,
title = {Phase sensitive quantum spectroscopy with high frequency resolution},
author = {Nicolas Staudenmaier and Simon Schmitt and Liam P. McGuinness and Fedor Jelezko},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2105.08381},
year = {2022}
}
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main text 7 pages, 3 figures; supplemental 8 pages, 6 figures