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Improvement of Frequency Standards with Quantum Entanglement

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Huelga, S. F., Macchiavello, C., Pellizzari, T., Ekert, A. K., Plenio, M. B., Cirac, J. I.·1997·Physical Review Letters

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The optimal precision of frequency measurements in the presence of decoherence is discussed. We analyze different preparations of $n$ two-level systems as well as different measurement procedures. We show that standard Ramsey spectroscopy on uncorrelated atoms and optimal measurements on maximally entangled states provide the same resolution. The best resolution is achieved using partially entangled preparations with a high degree of symmetry.

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Authors
Huelga, S. F., Macchiavello, C., Pellizzari, T., Ekert, A. K., Plenio, M. B., & Cirac, J. I.
Affiliations
  • University of Oxford (GB)
  • Universität Innsbruck (AT)
Venue
Physical Review Letters
Published
1997-11-17
Volume
79
Issue
20
Pages
3865-3868
ISSN
  • 0031-9007 (ISSN-L)
  • 1079-7114
OpenAlex
W2015876000
Cited by
999
References
10
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FWCI
8.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Physical Review Letters (publishedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (submittedVersion)
  • University of Hertfordshire Research Archive (University of Hertfordshire) (submittedVersion)
  • CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) (submittedVersion)
  • Spiral (Imperial College London) (submittedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
Funders
  • Royal Society
  • Austrian Science Fund
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Advanced Frequency and Time Standards
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Quantum Information and Cryptography
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Quantum Mechanics and Applications
Keywords
frequency standards, quantum entanglement, decoherence, Ramsey spectroscopy, two-level system, maximally entangled states, partially entangled states, optimal measurement, frequency resolution, quantum metrology

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