Quantum entanglement has been generated and verified in cold-atom experiments and used to make atom-interferometric measurements below the shot-noise limit. However, current state-of-the-art cold-atom devices exploit separable (i.e., unentangled) atomic states. This perspective piece asks the question: can entanglement usefully improve cold-atom sensors, in the sense that it gives new sensing capabilities unachievable with current state-of-the-art devices? We briefly review the state-of-the-art in precision cold-atom sensing, focusing on clocks and inertial sensors, identifying the potential benefits entanglement could bring to these devices, and the challenges that need to be overcome to realize these benefits. We survey demonstrated methods of generating metrologically useful entanglement in cold-atom systems, note their relative strengths and weaknesses, and assess their prospects for near-to-medium term quantum-enhanced cold-atom sensing.
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Improving cold-atom sensors with quantum entanglement: Prospects and challenges
Stuart S. Szigeti
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Stuart S. Szigeti
a)
1
Department of Quantum Science, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University
, Canberra 2601, Australia
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Onur Hosten
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Onur Hosten
a)
2
Institute of Science and Technology Austria
, 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria
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Simon A. Haine
Simon A. Haine
a)
1
Department of Quantum Science, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University
, Canberra 2601, Australia
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a)Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed: [email protected]; [email protected]; and [email protected]
Appl. Phys. Lett. 118, 140501 (2021)
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Received:
March 13 2021
Accepted:
March 15 2021
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Stuart S. Szigeti, Onur Hosten, Simon A. Haine; Improving cold-atom sensors with quantum entanglement: Prospects and challenges. Appl. Phys. Lett. 5 April 2021; 118 (14): 140501. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0050235
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