Approaching the Heisenberg Limit without Single-Particle Detection

作者:Davis Emily; Bentsen Gregory; Schleier Smith Monika
来源:Physical Review Letters, 2016, 116(5): 053601.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.053601

摘要

We propose an approach to quantum phase estimation that can attain precision near the Heisenberg limit without requiring single-particle-resolved state detection. We show that the "one-axis twisting" interaction, well known for generating spin squeezing in atomic ensembles, can also amplify the output signal of an entanglement-enhanced interferometer to facilitate readout. Applying this interaction-based readout to oversqueezed, non-Gaussian states yields a Heisenberg scaling in phase sensitivity, which persists in the presence of detection noise as large as the quantum projection noise of an unentangled ensemble. Even in dissipative implementations-e.g., employing light-mediated interactions in an optical cavity or Rydberg dressing-the method significantly relaxes the detection resolution required for spectroscopy beyond the standard quantum limit.

  • 出版日期2016-2-2