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The optimal precision of frequency measurements in the presence of decoherence is discussed. We analyze different preparations of n two level systems as well as different measurement procedures. We show that standard Ramsey spectroscopy on…

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Optical atomic clocks have been rapidly developing in recent decades, resulting in major improvements in both precision and accuracy. As a result, they have become instrumental in multiple areas of applied and fundamental research. Despite…

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Ramsey interferometry is a cornerstone technique for precise measurement of time and frequency in modern clocks. The Ramsey experiments are typically done in optically dilute samples of atoms to improve homogeneity and avoid back-action of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-05-20 S. A. Moiseev , K. I. Gerasimov , M. M. Minnegaliev , I. V. Brekotkin , E. S. Moiseev

We propose and experimentally demonstrate a universal quantum averaging process implementing the harmonic mean of quadrature variances. The harmonic mean protocol can be used to efficiently stabilize a set of fragile squeezed light sources…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-18 Mikael Lassen , Lars Skovgaard Madsen , Metin Sabuncu , Radim Filip , Ulrik L. Andersen

Robust engineering of phonon squeezed states in optically excited solids has emerged as a promising tool to control and manipulate their properties. However, in contrast to quantum optical systems, detection of phonon squeezing is subtle…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2020-12-30 Massil Lakehal , Marco Schiró , Ilya M. Eremin , Indranil Paul

Squeezing of quantum fluctuations by means of entanglement is a well recognized goal in the field of quantum information science and precision measurements. In particular, squeezing the fluctuations via entanglement between two-level atoms…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-25 J. Appel , P. J. Windpassinger , D. Oblak , U. B. Hoff , N. Kjaergaard , E. S. Polzik

Quantum noise in a model of singly resonant frequency doubling including phase mismatch and driving in the harmonic mode is analyzed. The general formulae about the fixed points and their stability as well as the squeezing spectra…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 C. Cabrillo , J. L. Roldan , P. Garcia-Fernandez

Continuous-wave squeezed states of light at the wavelength of 1550 nm have recently been demonstrated, but so far the obtained factors of noise suppression still lag behind today's best squeezing values demonstrated at 1064 nm. Here we…

Quantum squeezed states enable precision measurements beyond the standard quantum limit, but conventional solid-state media fundamentally limit pump intensities to the ionization threshold. We demonstrate that plasma waves can mediate…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2025-07-17 Kenan Qu , Nathaniel J. Fisch

Squeezing of light's quantum noise requires temporal rearranging of photons. This again corresponds to creation of quantum correlations between individual photons. Squeezed light is a non-classical manifestation of light with great…

Resonant frequency modulation spectroscopy has been previously used as a highly-sensitive method for measuring the output of cold atom interferometers. Using a detailed model that accounts for optical saturation, laser intensities and…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2024-12-11 Ryan J. Thomas , Samuel R. Legge , Simon A. Haine , John D. Close

Intensity squeezing, i.e., photon number fluctuations below the shot noise limit, is a fundamental aspect of quantum optics and has wide applications in quantum metrology. It was predicted in 1979 that the intensity squeezing could be…

The advent of stable, highly squeezed states of light has generated great interest in the gravitational wave community as a means for improving the quantumnoise- limited performance of advanced interferometric detectors. To confidently…

Coupled optical cavities, which support normal modes, play a critical role in optical filtering, sensing, slow-light generation, and quantum state manipulation. Recent theoretical work has proposed incorporating nonlinear materials into…

Bright sources of quantum microwave light are an important building block for various quantum technological applications. Josephson junctions coupled to microwave cavities are a particularly versatile and simple source for microwaves with…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-12-03 Lukas Danner , Florian Höhe , Ciprian Padurariu , Joachim Ankerhold , Björn Kubala

Vibrational environments are commonly considered to be detrimental to the optical emission properties of solid-state and molecular systems, limiting their performance within quantum information protocols. Given that such environments arise…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-07-23 Jake Iles-Smith , Ahsan Nazir , Dara P. S. McCutcheon

Entanglement has been proposed as a means to improve the sensitivity of sensing weak signals. While the degree of this quantum advantage is well understood in noiseless settings, the situation is more complex under realistic conditions,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-07 Noah Kaufmann , Kasper H. Nielsen , Eva M. González-Ruiz , Anders S. Sørensen

The largely technical noise of a free running laser is the fundamental limit for preparation of a bright squeezed light, especially within MHz band. We construct a universal and complete theoretical model for nonclassical stabilization, and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-23 Ruixin Li , Bingnan An , Nanjing Jiao , Junyang Liu , Lirong Chen , Yajun Wang , Yaohui Zheng

Resonance fluorescence arises from the interaction of an optical field with a two-level system and has played a fundamental role in the development of quantum optics and its applications. Despite its conceptual simplicity it entails a wide…

I analyze a metrological strategy for improving the precision of frequency estimation via Ramsey interferometry with strings of atoms in the presence of correlated dephasing. This strategy does not employ entangled states, but rather a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-01-20 U. Dorner