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Generalized squeezing as a witness

Quantum Physics 2025-09-11 v1

Abstract

Quantum systems can be prepared in an infinite continuum of states, but only some of them can be used as resources for quantum technologies. Discerning whether a specific quantum state falls into this class, is often a challenging task. We show that it can be performed by looking at the squeezing of the quantum states - a scenario in which the variance of some observable operator is suppressed below the threshold given by the non-useful states. We discuss the general concept first; then we illustrate the approach by evaluating cubic nonlinear squeezing in the system of collective atomic spins.

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@article{arxiv.2503.09210,
  title  = {Generalized squeezing as a witness},
  author = {Šimon Bräuer and Tomáš Opatrný and Petr Marek},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.09210},
  year   = {2025}
}
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