TY - JOUR
T1 - Quantum noise limited and entanglement-assisted magnetometry
AU - Wasilewski, Wojciech
AU - Jensen, Kasper
AU - Krauter, Hanna
AU - Renema, Jelmer Jan
AU - Balabas, M.V.
AU - Polzik, Eugene Simon
PY - 2010/3/31
Y1 - 2010/3/31
N2 - We study experimentally the fundamental limits of sensitivity of an atomic radio-frequency magnetometer. First, we apply an optimal sequence of state preparation, evolution, and the backaction evading measurement to achieve a nearly projection noise limited sensitivity. We furthermore experimentally demonstrate that Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen entanglement of atoms generated by a measurement enhances the sensitivity to pulsed magnetic fields. We demonstrate this quantum limited sensing in a magnetometer utilizing a truly macroscopic ensemble of 1.5×1012atoms which allows us to achieve subfemtotesla/ √Hz sensitivity.
AB - We study experimentally the fundamental limits of sensitivity of an atomic radio-frequency magnetometer. First, we apply an optimal sequence of state preparation, evolution, and the backaction evading measurement to achieve a nearly projection noise limited sensitivity. We furthermore experimentally demonstrate that Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen entanglement of atoms generated by a measurement enhances the sensitivity to pulsed magnetic fields. We demonstrate this quantum limited sensing in a magnetometer utilizing a truly macroscopic ensemble of 1.5×1012atoms which allows us to achieve subfemtotesla/ √Hz sensitivity.
U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.133601
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.133601
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 20481884
SN - 0031-9007
VL - 104
SP - 133601
JO - Physical Review Letters
JF - Physical Review Letters
IS - 13
ER -