Quantum-Enhanced Measurements: Beating the Standard Quantum Limit

Giovannetti, Vittorio; Lloyd, Seth; Maccone, Lorenzo

doi:10.1126/science.1104149

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Quantum-Enhanced Measurements: Beating the Standard Quantum Limit

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Giovannetti, Vittorio, Lloyd, Seth, Maccone, Lorenzo·2004·Science

DOI 10.1126/science.1104149

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Quantum mechanics, through the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, imposes limits on the precision of measurement. Conventional measurement techniques typically fail to reach these limits. Conventional bounds to the precision of measurements such as the shot noise limit or the standard quantum limit are not as fundamental as the Heisenberg limits and can be beaten using quantum strategies that employ “quantum tricks” such as squeezing and entanglement.

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Authors: Giovannetti, V., Lloyd, S., & Maccone, L.
Venue: Science
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Published: 2004-11-19
Volume: 306
Issue: 5700
Pages: 1330-1336
ISSN: 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
1095-9203
DOI: 10.1126/science.1104149
OpenAlex: W1999664967
Cited by: 3,038
References: 10
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Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green

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