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According to quantum theory the interactions between physical systems are quantized. As a direct consequence, measurement sensitivities are fundamentally limited by quantization noise, or just `quantum noise' in short. Furthermore,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-12-19 Roman Schnabel

A broadband multidimensional variational measurement allows overcoming the Standard Quantum Limit (SQL) of a classical mechanical force detection for a mechanical oscillator. In this measurement quantum back action, which perturbs the…

Quantum number-path entanglement is a resource for super-sensitive quantum metrology and in particular provides for sub-shotnoise or even Heisenberg-limited sensitivity. However, such number-path entanglement has thought to have been…

We consider the selective sensing of planar waves in the presence of noise. We present different methods to control the sensitivity of a quantum sensor network, which allow one to decouple it from arbitrarily selected waves while retaining…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-15 Arne Hamann , Paul Aigner , Pavel Sekatski , Wolfgang Dür

Distributed quantum sensing leverages quantum correlations among multiple sensors to enhance the precision of parameter estimation beyond classical limits. Most existing approaches target phase estimation and rely on a shared phase…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-04 Piotr T. Grochowski , Matteo Fadel , Radim Filip

Difference-sideband generation in an optomechanical system coupled to a charged object is investigated beyond the conventional linearized description of optomechanical interactions. An exponential decay law for difference-sideband…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-10-11 Hao Xiong , Zeng-Xing Liu , Ying Wu

We introduce a general model for a network of quantum sensors, and we use this model to consider the question: When can entanglement between the sensors, and/or global measurements, enhance the precision with which the network can measure a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-02-28 Timothy J. Proctor , Paul A. Knott , Jacob A. Dunningham

Quadrature squeezing of light is investigated in a hybrid atom-optomechanical system comprising a cloud of two-level atoms and a movable mirror mediated by a single-mode cavity field. When the system is at high temperatures with quadrature…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-11-14 Yanqiang Guo , Xiaomin Guo , Pu Li , Heng Shen , Jing Zhang , Tiancai Zhang

The extraordinary sensitivity of plasmonic sensors is well known in the optics and photonics community. These sensors exploit simultaneously the enhancement and the localization of electromagnetic fields close to the interface between a…

In this work, we perform a series of phonon counting measurement with different methods in a 3-mode optomechanical system, and we compare the difference of the entanglement after measurement. In this article we focus on the two cases:…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-10-03 Zhe Li

Entangled states hold the promise of improving the precision and accuracy of quantum sensors. We experimentally demonstrate that spectroscopy of an optical clock transition using entangled states can outperform its classical counterpart.…

Ultrasonic sensors are widely used for object detection and localization in underwater and biological settings. The operational range and spatial resolution are inherently limited by sensor sensitivity, in which conventional piezoelectric…

Interferometers enable ultrasensitive measurement in a wide array of applications from gravitational wave searches to force microscopes. The role of quantum mechanics in the metrological limits of interferometers has a rich history, and a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-04-26 N. S. Kampel , R. W. Peterson , R. Fischer , P. -L. Yu , K. Cicak , R. W. Simmonds , K. W. Lehnert , C. A. Regal

We study the entanglement dynamics of two coupled mechanical oscillators, within a modulated optomechanical system. We find that, depending on the strength of the mechanical coupling, one could observe either a stationary or a dynamical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-03-07 Subhadeep Chakraborty , Amarendra K. Sarma

Fiber optic gyroscopes (FOG) based on the Sagnac effect are a valuable tool in sensing and navigation and enable accurate measurements in applications ranging from spacecraft and aircraft to self-driving vehicles such as autonomous cars. As…

Optomechanical sensors enable exquisitely sensitive force measurements, with emerging applications across quantum technologies, standards, fundamental science, and engineering. Magnetometry is among the most promising applications, where…

Entanglement of light and multiple vibrations is a key resource for multi-channel quantum information processing and memory. However, entanglement generation is generally suppressed, or even fully destroyed, by the dark-mode (DM) effect…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-08-08 Deng-Gao Lai , Jie-Qiao Liao , Adam Miranowicz , Franco Nori

Quantum entanglement not only plays an important role in the study of the fundamentals of quantum theory, but also is considered as a crucial resource in quantum information science. The generation of macroscopic entanglement involving…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-12-12 Jian Huang , Deng-Gao Lai , Jie-Qiao Liao

Entanglement can improve the measurement precision of quantum sensors beyond the shot noise limit. Neutral atoms, the basis of some of the most precise and accurate optical clocks and interferometers, do not naturally exhibit all-to-all…

Entanglement is a unique resource for quantum-enhanced applications. When employed in sensing, shared entanglement between distributed quantum sensors enables a substantial gain in the measurement sensitivity in estimating global parameters…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-01-23 Yi Xia , Quntao Zhuang , William Clark , Zheshen Zhang