Quantum-amplified global-phase spectroscopy on an optical clock transition

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Main Authors: Zaporski, Leon, Liu, Qi, Velez, Gustavo, Radzihovsky, Matthew, Li, Zeyang, Colombo, Simone, Pedrozo-Peñafiel, Edwin, Vuletić, Vladan
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author Zaporski, Leon
Liu, Qi
Velez, Gustavo
Radzihovsky, Matthew
Li, Zeyang
Colombo, Simone
Pedrozo-Peñafiel, Edwin
Vuletić, Vladan
author_facet Zaporski, Leon
Liu, Qi
Velez, Gustavo
Radzihovsky, Matthew
Li, Zeyang
Colombo, Simone
Pedrozo-Peñafiel, Edwin
Vuletić, Vladan
contents Optical lattice clocks (OLCs) are at the forefront of precision metrology, operating near a standard quantum limit (SQL) set by quantum noise. Harnessing quantum entanglement offers a promising route to surpass this limit, yet there remain practical roadblocks concerning scalability and measurement resolution requirements. Here, we adapt the holonomic quantum-gate concept to develop a novel Rabi-type "global-phase spectroscopy" (GPS) that utilizes the detuning-sensitive global Aharanov-Anandan phase. With this approach, we are able to demonstrate quantum-amplified time-reversal spectroscopy in an OLC that achieves 2.4(7) dB metrological gain without subtracting the laser noise, and 4.0(8) dB improvement in laser noise sensitivity beyond the SQL. We further introduce rotary echo to protect the dynamics from inhomogeneities in light-atom coupling and implement a laser-noise-canceling differential measurement through symmetric phase encoding in two nuclear spin states. Our technique is not limited by measurement resolution, scales easily owing to the global nature of entangling interaction, and exhibits high resilience to typical experimental imperfections. We expect it to be broadly applicable to next-generation atomic clocks and other quantum sensors approaching the fundamental quantum precision limits.
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spellingShingle Quantum-amplified global-phase spectroscopy on an optical clock transition
Zaporski, Leon
Liu, Qi
Velez, Gustavo
Radzihovsky, Matthew
Li, Zeyang
Colombo, Simone
Pedrozo-Peñafiel, Edwin
Vuletić, Vladan
Atomic Physics
Quantum Physics
Optical lattice clocks (OLCs) are at the forefront of precision metrology, operating near a standard quantum limit (SQL) set by quantum noise. Harnessing quantum entanglement offers a promising route to surpass this limit, yet there remain practical roadblocks concerning scalability and measurement resolution requirements. Here, we adapt the holonomic quantum-gate concept to develop a novel Rabi-type "global-phase spectroscopy" (GPS) that utilizes the detuning-sensitive global Aharanov-Anandan phase. With this approach, we are able to demonstrate quantum-amplified time-reversal spectroscopy in an OLC that achieves 2.4(7) dB metrological gain without subtracting the laser noise, and 4.0(8) dB improvement in laser noise sensitivity beyond the SQL. We further introduce rotary echo to protect the dynamics from inhomogeneities in light-atom coupling and implement a laser-noise-canceling differential measurement through symmetric phase encoding in two nuclear spin states. Our technique is not limited by measurement resolution, scales easily owing to the global nature of entangling interaction, and exhibits high resilience to typical experimental imperfections. We expect it to be broadly applicable to next-generation atomic clocks and other quantum sensors approaching the fundamental quantum precision limits.
title Quantum-amplified global-phase spectroscopy on an optical clock transition
topic Atomic Physics
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.01914