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Atom interferometers are reaching sensitivities fundamentally constrained by quantum fluctuations. A main challenge is to integrate entanglement into quantum sensing protocols to enhance precision while ensuring robustness against noise and…

We identify the multiparameter sensitivity of split nonclassical spin states, such as spin-squeezed and Dicke states spatially distributed into several addressable modes. Analytical expressions for the spin-squeezing matrix of a family of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-07-27 Matteo Fadel , Benjamin Yadin , Yuping Mao , Tim Byrnes , Manuel Gessner

We investigate non-Hermitian degeneracies, also known as exceptional points, in continous elastic media, and their potential application to the detection of mass and stiffness perturbations. Degenerate states are induced by enforcing…

Applied Physics · Physics 2021-02-24 M. I. N. Rosa , M. Mazzotti , M. Ruzzene

Quantum metrology enables estimation of optical phase shifts with precision beyond the shot-noise limit. One way to exceed this limit is to use squeezed states, where the quantum noise of one observable is reduced at the expense of…

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 metrology exploits entangled states of particles to improve sensing precision beyond the limit achievable with uncorrelated particles. All previous methods required detection noise levels below this standard quantum limit to realize…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-12-09 O. Hosten , R. Krishnakumar , N. J. Engelsen , M. A. Kasevich

Quantum metrology aims to enhance measurement precision beyond the standard quantum limit (SQL), the benchmark set by classical resources, enabling advances in sensing, imaging, and fundamental physics. A critical milestone beyond the SQL…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-08-19 Kimin Park , Tanjung Krisnanda , Yvonne Gao , Radim Filip

Nonlinear forces allow motion of a mechanical oscillator to be squeezed below the zero-point motion. Of existing methods, mechanical parametric amplification is relatively accessible, but previously thought to be limited to 3dB of squeezing…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-11-17 Alex Szorkovszky , Andrew C. Doherty , Glen I. Harris , Warwick P. Bowen

Recently proposed quantum-chaotic sensors achieve quantum enhancements in measurement precision by applying nonlinear control pulses to the dynamics of the quantum sensor while using classical initial states that are easy to prepare. Here,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-03-11 Jonas Schuff , Lukas J. Fiderer , Daniel Braun

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

The Ground-state criticality of many-body systems is a resource for quantum-enhanced sensing, namely the Heisenberg precision limit, provided that one has access to the whole system. We show that for partial accessibility, the sensing…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-11-29 Utkarsh Mishra , Abolfazl Bayat

The applications of spin-based quantum sensors to measurements probing fundamental physics are surveyed. Experimental methods and technologies developed for quantum information science have rapidly advanced in recent years, and these tools…

We introduce a new class of quantum many-particle entangled states, called the Dicke squeezed (or DS) states, which can be used to improve the precision in quantum metrology beyond the standard quantum limit. We show that the enhancement in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-22 Zhen Zhang , Luming Duan

Quantum sensors are an established technology that has created new opportunities for precision sensing across the breadth of science. Using entanglement for quantum-enhancement will allow us to construct the next generation of sensors that…

Optomechanical systems have been exploited in ultrasensitive measurements of force, acceleration, and magnetic fields. The fundamental limits for optomechanical sensing have been extensively studied and now well understood -- the intrinsic…

Precision metrology underpins scientific and technological advancements. Quantum metrology offers a pathway to surpass classical sensing limits by leveraging quantum states and measurement strategies. However, measuring multiple…

Spin squeezing is a form of entanglement that reshapes the quantum projection noise to improve measurement precision. Here, we provide numerical and analytic evidence for the following conjecture: any Hamiltonian exhibiting finite…

We describe a method to enhance the sensitivity of precision measurements that takes advantage of a quantum sensor's environment to amplify its response to weak external perturbations. An individual qubit is used to sense the dynamics of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-05-29 G. Goldstein , P. Cappellaro , J. R. Maze , J. S. Hodges , L. Jiang , A. S. Sørensen , M. D. Lukin

Quantum physics enables parameter estimation with precisions beyond the capability of classical sensors. Quantum criticality is a key resource for this quantum-enhanced sensing, but experimental realization has been challenging due to the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-10 Lei Xiao , Saubhik Sarkar , Kunkun Wang , Abolfazl Bayat , Peng Xue

Nonclassical states are essential for optics-based quantum information processing, but their fragility limits their utility for practical scenarios in which loss and noise inevitably degrade, if not destroy, nonclassicality. Exploiting…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-03-25 Zheshen Zhang , Sara Mouradian , Franco N. C. Wong , Jeffrey H. Shapiro