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View SchemaWeak force detection with superposed coherent states
| Authors | W. J. Munro, K. Nemoto, G. J. Milburn, S. L. Braunstein |
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| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0109049 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0109049 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevA.66.023819 |
| Journal | Phys. Rev. A 66, 023819 (2002) |
Abstract
We investigate the utility of non classical states of simple harmonic oscillators, particularly a superposition of coherent states, for sensitive force detection. We find that like squeezed states a superposition of coherent states allows displacement measurements at the Heisenberg limit. Entangling many superpositions of coherent states offers a significant advantage over a single mode superposition states with the same mean photon number.
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