Signal amplification in a solid-state quantum sensor via asymmetric time-reversal of many-body dynamics
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| author | Gao, Haoyang Martin, Leigh S. Hughes, Lillian B. Leitao, Nathaniel T. Put, Piotr Zhou, Hengyun Koyluoglu, Nazli U. Meynell, Simon A. Jayich, Ania C. Bleszynski Park, Hongkun Lukin, Mikhail D. |
| author_facet | Gao, Haoyang Martin, Leigh S. Hughes, Lillian B. Leitao, Nathaniel T. Put, Piotr Zhou, Hengyun Koyluoglu, Nazli U. Meynell, Simon A. Jayich, Ania C. Bleszynski Park, Hongkun Lukin, Mikhail D. |
| contents | Electronic spins of nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers in diamond constitute a promising system for micro- and nano-scale magnetic sensing, due to their operation under ambient conditions, ease of placement in close proximity to sensing targets, and biological compatibility. At high densities, the electronic spins interact through dipolar coupling, which typically limits but can also potentially enhance sensing performance. Here we report the experimental demonstration of many-body signal amplification in a solid-state, room temperature quantum sensor. Our approach utilizes time-reversed two-axis-twisting interactions, engineered through dynamical control of the quantization axis and Floquet engineering in a two-dimensional ensemble of NV centers. Strikingly, we observe that the optimal amplification occurs when the backward evolution time equals twice the forward evolution time, in sharp contrast to the conventional Loschmidt echo. These observations can be understood as resulting from an underlying time-reversed mirror symmetry of the microscopic dynamics, providing key insights into signal amplification and opening the door towards entanglement-enhanced practical quantum sensing. |
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| spellingShingle | Signal amplification in a solid-state quantum sensor via asymmetric time-reversal of many-body dynamics Gao, Haoyang Martin, Leigh S. Hughes, Lillian B. Leitao, Nathaniel T. Put, Piotr Zhou, Hengyun Koyluoglu, Nazli U. Meynell, Simon A. Jayich, Ania C. Bleszynski Park, Hongkun Lukin, Mikhail D. Quantum Physics Disordered Systems and Neural Networks Electronic spins of nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers in diamond constitute a promising system for micro- and nano-scale magnetic sensing, due to their operation under ambient conditions, ease of placement in close proximity to sensing targets, and biological compatibility. At high densities, the electronic spins interact through dipolar coupling, which typically limits but can also potentially enhance sensing performance. Here we report the experimental demonstration of many-body signal amplification in a solid-state, room temperature quantum sensor. Our approach utilizes time-reversed two-axis-twisting interactions, engineered through dynamical control of the quantization axis and Floquet engineering in a two-dimensional ensemble of NV centers. Strikingly, we observe that the optimal amplification occurs when the backward evolution time equals twice the forward evolution time, in sharp contrast to the conventional Loschmidt echo. These observations can be understood as resulting from an underlying time-reversed mirror symmetry of the microscopic dynamics, providing key insights into signal amplification and opening the door towards entanglement-enhanced practical quantum sensing. |
| title | Signal amplification in a solid-state quantum sensor via asymmetric time-reversal of many-body dynamics |
| topic | Quantum Physics Disordered Systems and Neural Networks |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.14598 |