Multi-qubit gates and Schrödinger cat states in an optical clock

A Cao, WJ Eckner, T Lukin Yelin, AW Young… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Many-particle entanglement is a key resource for achieving the fundamental precision limits
of a quantum sensor. Optical atomic clocks, the current state of the art in frequency precision …

Universal quantum operations and ancilla-based read-out for tweezer clocks

R Finkelstein, RBS Tsai, X Sun, P Scholl, S Direkci… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Enhancing the precision of measurements by harnessing entanglement is a long-sought
goal in quantum metrology,. Yet attaining the best sensitivity allowed by quantum theory in …

Essay: Quantum Sensing with Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Platforms for Fundamental Physics

J Ye, P Zoller - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
Atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) physics has been at the forefront of the development of
quantum science while laying the foundation for modern technology. With the growing …

Reducing the instability of an optical lattice clock using multiple atomic ensembles

X Zheng, J Dolde, S Kolkowitz - Physical Review X, 2024 - APS
The stability of an optical atomic clock is a critical figure of merit for almost all clock
applications. To this end, much optical atomic clock research has focused on reducing clock …

GHZ protocols enhance frequency metrology despite spontaneous decay

T Kielinski, PO Schmidt, K Hammerer - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
The use of correlated states and measurements promises improvements in the accuracy of
frequency metrology and the stability of atomic clocks. However, develo** strategies …

Cavity microscope for micrometer-scale control of atom-photon interactions

F Orsi, N Sauerwein, RP Bhatt, J Faltinath, E Fedotova… - PRX Quantum, 2024 - APS
Cavity quantum electrodynamics offers the possibility of observing and controlling the
motion of a few or individual atoms, enabling the realization of various quantum …

Graph states of atomic ensembles engineered by photon-mediated entanglement

ES Cooper, P Kunkel, A Periwal, M Schleier-Smith - Nature Physics, 2024 - nature.com
Graph states are a broad family of entangled quantum states, each defined by a graph
composed of edges representing the correlations between subsystems. Such states …

Momentum-exchange interactions in a Bragg atom interferometer suppress Doppler dephasing

C Luo, H Zhang, VPW Koh, JD Wilson, A Chu… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Large ensembles of laser-cooled atoms interacting through infinite-range photon-mediated
interactions are powerful platforms for quantum simulation and sensing. Here we realize …

Atomic clock locking with Bayesian quantum parameter estimation: Scheme and experiment

C Han, Z Ma, Y Qiu, R Fang, J Wu, C Zhan, M Li… - Physical Review …, 2024 - APS
Atomic clocks are crucial for science and technology, but their sensitivity is often restricted by
the standard quantum limit. To surpass this limit, correlations between particles or …

Speeding up squeezing with a periodically driven Dicke model

JT Reilly, SB Jäger, JD Wilson, J Cooper, S Eggert… - Physical Review …, 2024 - APS
We present a simple and effective method to create highly entangled spin states on a faster
timescale than that of the commonly employed one-axis twisting (OAT) model. We …