Interferometric Mass Photometry at the Quantum Limit of Sensitivity

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Main Authors: Müller, Fabian, Köse, Emre, Meixner, Alfred J., Schäffer, Erik, Braun, Daniel
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Published: 2024
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author Müller, Fabian
Köse, Emre
Meixner, Alfred J.
Schäffer, Erik
Braun, Daniel
author_facet Müller, Fabian
Köse, Emre
Meixner, Alfred J.
Schäffer, Erik
Braun, Daniel
contents We present an innovative optical imaging system for measuring parameters of a small particle such as a macromolecule or nanoparticle at the quantum limit of sensitivity. In comparison to the conventional confocal interferometric scattering (iSCAT) approach, our setup adds a second arm to form a Michelson interferometer that allows us to tune a relative phase. We evaluate the quantum Cramér-Rao bound (QCRB) for different quantum states, including single-mode coherent states, multi-frequency coherent states, and phase-averaged coherent states. Our results show that the proposed setup can achieve the QCRB of sensitivity and outperform iSCAT for all considered quantum states for mass and phase estimation of a particle.
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spellingShingle Interferometric Mass Photometry at the Quantum Limit of Sensitivity
Müller, Fabian
Köse, Emre
Meixner, Alfred J.
Schäffer, Erik
Braun, Daniel
Quantum Physics
Instrumentation and Detectors
Optics
We present an innovative optical imaging system for measuring parameters of a small particle such as a macromolecule or nanoparticle at the quantum limit of sensitivity. In comparison to the conventional confocal interferometric scattering (iSCAT) approach, our setup adds a second arm to form a Michelson interferometer that allows us to tune a relative phase. We evaluate the quantum Cramér-Rao bound (QCRB) for different quantum states, including single-mode coherent states, multi-frequency coherent states, and phase-averaged coherent states. Our results show that the proposed setup can achieve the QCRB of sensitivity and outperform iSCAT for all considered quantum states for mass and phase estimation of a particle.
title Interferometric Mass Photometry at the Quantum Limit of Sensitivity
topic Quantum Physics
Instrumentation and Detectors
Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.19417