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Ultracold atoms in optical lattices are an important platform for quantum information science, lending itself naturally to quantum simulation of many-body physics and providing a possible path towards a scalable quantum computer. To realize…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-16 Jae Hoon Lee , Enrique Montano , Ivan H. Deutsch , Poul S. Jessen

Entangled many-body states enable high-precision quantum sensing beyond the standard quantum limit. We develop interferometric sensing protocols based on quantum critical wavefunctions and compare their performance with…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-09 Yinan Chen , Sara Murciano , Pablo Sala , Jason Alicea

Critical metrology relies on the precise preparation of a system in its ground state near a quantum phase transition point where quantum correlations get very strong. Typically this increases the quantum Fisher information with respect to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-02-12 Christoph Hotter , Helmut Ritsch , Karol Gietka

We propose a hybrid quantum-classical atomic clock protocol where the interrogation of an ensemble of uncorrelated atoms in a spin-coherent state is used to feedback one (or more) spin-squeezed atomic ensembles toward their optimal phase…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-11-25 Luca Pezzè , Augusto Smerzi

Current optical atomic clocks do not utilize their resources optimally. In particular, an exponential gain in sensitivity could be achieved if multiple atomic ensembles were to be controlled or read-out individually, even without…

Advancements in gravitational-wave interferometers, particularly the next generation, are poised to profoundly impact gravitational wave astronomy and multimessenger astrophysics. A hybrid quantum algorithm is proposed to carry out quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-02-05 Gabriel Escrig , Roberto Campos , Hong Qi , M. A. Martin-Delgado

In this study, we developed a diamond quantum magnetometer based on Ramsey interferometry with a short sensor-to-sample distance. Conventional biomagnetic sensors with ensemble nitrogen-vacancy centers using continuous-wave optically…

We show that the gravitational acceleration can be measured with the matter-wave Ramsey interferometry, by using a nitrogen-vacancy center coupled to a nano-mechanical resonator. We propose two experimental methods to realize the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-11-27 Xing-yan Chen , Zhang-qi Yin

We consider a large class of Ramsey interferometry protocols which are enhanced by squeezing and un-squeezing operations before and after a phase signal is imprinted on the collective spin of $N$ particles. We report an analytical…

Recent advances in engineering and control of nanoscale quantum sensors have opened new paradigms in precision metrology. Unfortunately, hardware restrictions often limit the sensor performance. In nanoscale magnetic resonance probes, for…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-07-05 A. Ajoy , Y. X. Liu , K. Saha , L. Marseglia , J. -C. Jaskula , U. Bissbort , P. Cappellaro

Heavy polar molecules are sensitive probes of physics Beyond the Standard Model. However, uncontrolled external electromagnetic fields pose challenges to achieving precise and accurate measurements. Minimizing susceptibility to these fields…

We examine the archetype of an interference experiment for Auger electrons: two electron wave packets are launched by inner-shell ionizing a krypton atom using two attosecond light pulses with a variable time delay. This setting is an…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-03-13 Christian Buth , Kenneth J. Schafer

We propose and demonstrate a new scheme for atom interferometry, using light pulses inside an optical cavity as matter wave beamsplitters. The cavity provides power enhancement, spatial filtering, and a precise beam geometry, enabling new…

Sophisticated Ramsey-based interrogation protocols using composite laser pulse sequences have been recently proposed to provide next-generation high-precision atomic clocks with a near perfect elimination of frequency shifts induced during…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2019-03-27 M. Shuker , J. W. Pollock , R. Boudot , V. I. Yudin , A. V. Taichenachev , J. Kitching , E. A. Donley

Quantum metrology offers an enhanced performance in experiments such as gravitational wave-detection, magnetometry or atomic clocks frequency calibration. The enhancement, however, requires a delicate tuning of relevant quantum features…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-07-25 Jan Kolodynski , Rafal Demkowicz-Dobrzanski

High-precision sensors are of fundamental importance in modern society and technology.Although numerous sensors have been developed, obtaining sensors with higher levels of sensitivity and stronger robustness has always been expected. Here,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-02-12 Wenyuan Deng , Wei Zhu , Tian Chen , Houjun Sun , Xiangdong Zhang

In quantum metrology, entanglement represents a valuable resource that can be used to overcome the Standard Quantum Limit (SQL) that bounds the precision of sensors that operate with independent particles. Measurements beyond the SQL are…

Frequency-encoded quantum information offers intriguing opportunities for quantum communications and networking, with the quantum frequency processor paradigm -- based on electro-optic phase modulators and Fourier-transform pulse shapers --…

Entanglement is a fundamental resource that allows quantum sensors to surpass the standard quantum limit set by the quantum collapse of independent atoms. Collective cavity-QED systems have succeeded in generating large amounts of directly…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-03-30 Graham P. Greve , Chengyi Luo , Baochen Wu , James K. Thompson

Quantum metrology typically demands the preparation of exotic quantum probe states, such as entangled or squeezed states, to surpass classical limits. However, the need for carefully calibrated system parameters and finely optimized quantum…