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Quantum metrology with Bose-Einstein condensates

Sergio Boixo, Animesh Datta, Matthew J. Davis, Steven T. Flammia, Anil Shaji, Alexandre B. Tacla, Carlton M. Caves, Alexander I. Lvovsky

Published Jan 1, 2009• 3 citations
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Abstract

We show how a generalized quantum metrology protocol can be implemented in a twomode Bose-Einstein condensate of n atoms, achieving a sensitivity that scales better than 1/n and approaches 1 /n^'^ for appropriate design of the condensate.
DOI
10.1063/1.3131366

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