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We consider an optical interferometer with coherent light in one input and a squeezed vacuum in another. Such an interferometer is known to beat the standard quantum limit of sensitivity to the difference of phase shifts in its arms. We…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-10 Dmitri B. Horoshko , Fedor Jelezko

Quantum fluctuations of the electromagnetic vacuum are responsible for physical effects such as the Casimir force and the radiative decay of atoms, and set fundamental limits on the sensitivity of measurements. Entanglement between photons…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-07-10 K. W. Murch , S. J. Weber , K. M. Beck , Eran Ginossar , I. Siddiqi

The precision enhancement is demonstrated in an optical spatial measurement based on weak value amplification (WVA) system and split-like detection, by injecting a TEM$_{10}$ squeezed vacuum beam. It is the first time to experimentally…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-12-10 Chaoxia Zhang , Yongchao Chen , Gang Chen , Hengxin Sun , Jing Zhang , Kui Liu , Rongguo Yang , Jiangrui Gao

Optomechanical interaction can be a platform for converting quantum optical sates at different frequencies. In this work, we propose to combine the idea of optomechanical frequency conversion and the dual-use of laser interferometer, for…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-12-04 Yiqiu Ma , Feng-Li Lin , Haixing Miao , Chunnong Zhao , Yanbei Chen

Quantum entanglement and squeezing associated with the motions of massive mechanical oscillators play an essential role in both fundamental science and emerging quantum technologies, yet realizing such macroscopic nonclassical states…

We study the detection of weak coherent forces by means of an optomechanical device formed by a highly reflecting isolated mirror shined by an intense and highly monochromatic laser field. Radiation pressure excites a vibrational mode of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Marco Lucamarini , David Vitali , Paolo Tombesi

This paper explores the sensitivity gains afforded by spin-squeezed states in atom interferometry, in particular using Bragg diffraction. We introduce a generalised input-output formalism that accurately describes realistic, non-unitary…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-29 Julian Günther , Jan-Niclas Kirsten-Siemß , Naceur Gaaloul , Klemens Hammerer

Squeezed states of light have been successfully employed in interferometric gravitational-wave detectors to reduce quantum noise, thus becoming one of the most promising options for extending the astrophysical reach of the generation of…

Optics · Physics 2017-04-13 Patrick Kwee , John Miller , Tomoki Isogai , Lisa Barsotti , Matthew Evans

In recent experiments, the re-thermalization time of the mechanical resonator is stated as the limiting factor for quantum applications of optomechanical systems. To explain the origin of this limitation, an analytical nonlinear…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-15 P. Djorwé , S. G. Nana Engo , J. H. Talla Mbé , P. Woafo

We propose a theoretical scheme to enhance the sensitivity of a quantum optomechanical gyroscope (QOMG) by optical Kerr effect. We utilize quantum Fisher information (QFI) to evaluate the metrological potential of the QOMG scheme. It is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-05-30 Ying Liu , Rui Zhang , Wen-Quan Yang , Ya-Feng Jiao , Wang-Jun Lu , Qing-Shou Tan , Le-Man Kuang

We investigate the nonlinear interaction between a squeezed cavity mode and a mechanical mode in an optomechanical system (OMS) that allows us to selectively obtain either a radiation-pressure coupling or a parametric-amplification process.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-23 Xin-You Lü , Ying Wu , J. R. Johansson , Hui Jing , Jing Zhang , Franco Nori

We propose using optomechanical interaction to narrow the bandwidth of filter cavities for achieving frequency-dependent squeezing in advanced gravitational-wave detectors, inspired by the idea of optomechanically induced transparency. This…

We present in this letter a scheme for optical interferometry. We utilize coherent-beam-stimulated two-mode squeezed light, which interacts with a phase shifter and is then squeezed again before detection. Our theoretical device has the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-16 William N. Plick , Jonathan P. Dowling , G. S. Agarwal

The measurement of weak continuous forces exerted on a mechanical oscillator is a fundamental problem in various physical experiments. It is fundamentally impeded by quantum back-action from the meter used to sense the displacement of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-09-08 Kentaro Komori , Takuya Kawasaki , Sotatsu Otabe , Yutaro Enomoto , Yuta Michimura , Masaki Ando

Capabilities of quantum optical SFG-gate seeded by squeezed light are investigated in the frame of frequency Schmidt modes. Methods to manage and manipulate extensively the properties and mode content of squeezed light are developed.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-12-30 Vladislav Sukharnikov , Polina Sharapova , Olga Tikhonova

In this paper we describe that the optically pumped frequency standards can have frequency stability beyond the quantum noise limit by detecting the Ramsey resonance through the squeezed light. In this paper we report that instead of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-04-08 G. M. Saxena

Ground-based interferometric gravitational wave detectors are highly precise sensors for weak forces, limited in sensitivity across their detection band by quantum fluctuations of light. Current and future instruments address this…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-03-14 Yohei Nishino , Stefan Danilishin , Yutaro Enomoto , Teng Zhang

Free-fall atom interferometers offer a powerful platform for accurate, absolute gravitational sensing. Szigeti et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 100402 (2020)] recently proposed a quantum-enhanced scheme that uses a spin-squeezed Bose-Einstein…

Non-classical states of light find applications in enhancing the performance of optical interferometric experiments, with notable example of gravitational wave-detectors. Still, the presence of decoherence hinders significantly the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-08-17 R. Demkowicz-Dobrzanski , M. Jarzyna , J. Kolodynski

Squeezed states of light enable quantum-enhanced measurements but are limited by optical loss, particularly at 2 um where photodiode efficiency is low. We report the first loss-tolerant, audio-band squeezed light detection at 1984 nm by…