Cooperative squeezing of internal and collective spins in an atomic ensemble

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Main Authors: Zhang, Youwei, Jin, Shenchao, Duan, Junlei, Mølmer, Klaus, Zhang, Guiying, Wang, Mingfeng, Xiao, Yanhong
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author Zhang, Youwei
Jin, Shenchao
Duan, Junlei
Mølmer, Klaus
Zhang, Guiying
Wang, Mingfeng
Xiao, Yanhong
author_facet Zhang, Youwei
Jin, Shenchao
Duan, Junlei
Mølmer, Klaus
Zhang, Guiying
Wang, Mingfeng
Xiao, Yanhong
contents Creating highly spin-squeezed states for quantum metrology surpassing the standard quantum limit is a topic of great interest. Spin squeezing has been achieved by either entangling different atoms in an ensemble, or by controlling the multilevel internal spin state of an atom. Here, we experimentally demonstrate combined internal and collective spin squeezing in a hot atomic ensemble with $\sim 10^{11}$ rubidium atoms. By synergistically combining these two types of squeezing and carefully aligning their squeezing quadratures, we have achieved a metrologically relevant spin squeezing of $-6.21\pm0.84$ dB, significantly outperforming the results obtained by utilizing either type of squeezing alone. Our approach provides a new perspective on fully harnessing the degrees of freedom inherent in quantum states of an atomic ensemble.
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spellingShingle Cooperative squeezing of internal and collective spins in an atomic ensemble
Zhang, Youwei
Jin, Shenchao
Duan, Junlei
Mølmer, Klaus
Zhang, Guiying
Wang, Mingfeng
Xiao, Yanhong
Quantum Physics
Creating highly spin-squeezed states for quantum metrology surpassing the standard quantum limit is a topic of great interest. Spin squeezing has been achieved by either entangling different atoms in an ensemble, or by controlling the multilevel internal spin state of an atom. Here, we experimentally demonstrate combined internal and collective spin squeezing in a hot atomic ensemble with $\sim 10^{11}$ rubidium atoms. By synergistically combining these two types of squeezing and carefully aligning their squeezing quadratures, we have achieved a metrologically relevant spin squeezing of $-6.21\pm0.84$ dB, significantly outperforming the results obtained by utilizing either type of squeezing alone. Our approach provides a new perspective on fully harnessing the degrees of freedom inherent in quantum states of an atomic ensemble.
title Cooperative squeezing of internal and collective spins in an atomic ensemble
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.05446