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We consider measurement-based quantum computation using the state of a spin-lattice system in equilibrium with a thermal bath and free to evolve under its own Hamiltonian. Any single qubit measurements disturb the system from equilibrium…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-09-23 David Jennings , Andrzej Dragan , Sean D. Barrett , Stephen D. Bartlett , Terry Rudolph

Spin-orbit coupling plays an important role in both fundamental physics and technological applications. Precise estimation of the spin-orbit coupling is necessary for accurate designing across various physical setups such as solid state…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-10 Bin Yi , Abolfazl Bayat , Saubhik Sarkar

State of the art quantum sensing experiments targeting frequency measurements or frequency addressing of nuclear spins require to drive the probe system at the targeted frequency. In addition, there is a substantial advantage to perform…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-04-02 Nati Aharon , Ilai Schwartz , Alex Retzker

Quantum sensors based on individual spins provide unprecedented access to local magnetic fields in condensed matter, chemistry, and biology, with solid-state defect spins emerging as the leading platform. However, their molecular-sensing…

Studies of individual quantum systems, which have led to considerable progress in our understanding of quantum physics, have traditionally been associated with atomic gases. In the last decades however, the emphasis has shifted towards…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-11-26 J. -P. Tetienne , L. P. McGuinness , V. Jacques

Measurement of charge configurations in few-electron quantum dots is a vital technique for spin-based quantum information processing. While fast and high-fidelity measurement is possible by using proximal quantum dot charge sensors, their…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-03-30 Takashi Nakajima , Yohei Kojima , Yoshihiro Uehara , Akito Noiri , Kenta Takeda , Takashi Kobayashi , Seigo Tarucha

Spin qubits in semiconducting quantum dots are currently limited by slow readout processes, which are orders of magnitude slower than gate operations. In contrast, Andreev spin qubits benefit from fast measurement schemes enabled by the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-06-25 Michèle Jakob , Katharina Laubscher , Patrick Del Vecchio , Anasua Chatterjee , Valla Fatemi , Stefano Bosco

High-accuracy microwave sensing is widely demanded in various fields, ranging from cosmology to microwave quantum technology. Quantum receivers based on inorganic solid-state spin systems are promising candidates for such purpose because of…

We present a novel spectroscopy protocol based on optimal control of a single quantum system. It enables measurements with quantum-limited sensitivity (\eta_\omega ~ 1/sqrt(T_2^*),T_2^* denoting the system's coherence time) but has an…

Quantum sensing is an emerging field with the potential to outperform classical methods in both precision and spatial resolution. However, the sensitivity of the underlying quantum platform also makes the sensors highly susceptible to their…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-15 Miriam Resch , Dennis Herb , Mirko Rossini , Joachim Ankerhold , Dominik Maile

Ensembles of solid state defects in diamond make promising quantum sensors with high sensitivity and spatiotemporal resolution. The inhomogeneous broadening and drive amplitude variations across such ensembles have differing impacts on the…

Quantum sensors based on spin defect ensembles have seen rapid development in recent years, with a wide array of target applications. Historically, these sensors have used optical methods to prepare or read out quantum states. However,…

The standard quantum limit bounds the precision of measurements that can be achieved by ensembles of uncorrelated particles. Fundamentally, this limit arises from the non-commuting nature of quantum mechanics, leading to the presence of…

Quantum metrology protocols using entangled states of large spin ensembles attempt to achieve measurement sensitivities surpassing the standard quantum limit (SQL), but in many cases they are severely limited by even small amounts of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-11-06 Martin Koppenhöfer , Peter Groszkowski , A. A. Clerk

The use of special quantum states to achieve sensitivities below the limits established by classically behaving states has enjoyed immense success since its inception. In bosonic interferometers, squeezed states, number states and cat…

We propose force sensing protocols using linear ion chain which can operate beyond the quantum standard limit. We show that oscillating forces that are off-resonance with the motional trap frequency can be detected very efficiently by using…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-08-31 Peter A. Ivanov

We introduce quantum sensing schemes for measuring very weak forces with a single trapped ion. They use the spin-motional coupling induced by the laser-ion interaction to transfer the relevant force information to the spin-degree of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-09-22 Peter A. Ivanov , Nikolay V. Vitanov , Kilian Singer

Entanglement plays a crucial role in proposals for quantum metrology, yet demonstrating quantum enhancement in sensing with sustained spin entanglement remains a challenging endeavor. Here, we combine optical pumping and continuous quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-04-09 Junlei Duan , Zhiwei Hu , Xingda Lu , Liantuan Xiao , Suotang Jia , Klaus Mølmer , Yanhong Xiao

Robust, high-fidelity readout is central to quantum device performance. Overcoming poor readout is an increasingly urgent challenge for devices based on solid-state spin defects, particularly given their rapid adoption in quantum sensing,…

Quantum sensing exploits the strong sensitivity of quantum systems to measure small external signals. The nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond is one of the most promising platforms for real-world quantum sensing applications,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-05-12 Ziwei Qiu , Uri Vool , Assaf Hamo , Amir Yacoby