Quantum noise in a squeezed-light-enhanced multiparameter quantum sensor

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Main Authors: Sierant, Aleksandra, Méndez-Avalos, Diana, Giraldo, Santiago Tabares, Mitchell, Morgan W.
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Published: 2025
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author Sierant, Aleksandra
Méndez-Avalos, Diana
Giraldo, Santiago Tabares
Mitchell, Morgan W.
author_facet Sierant, Aleksandra
Méndez-Avalos, Diana
Giraldo, Santiago Tabares
Mitchell, Morgan W.
contents We study quantum enhancement of sensitivity using squeezed light in a multi-parameter quantum sensor, the hybrid dc-rf optically pumped magnetometer (hOPM) [Phys. Rev. Applied 21, 034054, (2024)]. Using a single spin ensemble, the hOPM acquires both the dc field strength (scalar magnetometry), and resonantly detects one quadrature of the ac magnetic field at a chosen frequency (rf magnetometry). In contrast to the Bell-Bloom scalar magnetometer [Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 193601 (2021)], the back-action evasion in the hOPM is incomplete, leading to a nontrivial interplay of the three quantum noise sources in this system: photon shot noise, spin projection noise, and measurement back-action noise. We observe these interactions using squeezed light as a tool to control the distribution of optical quantum noise between $S_2$ and $S_3$ polarization Stokes components, and the resulting effect on readout quantum noise and measurement back-action. These results demonstrate quantum-enhanced sensitivity in a continuously operating multi-parameter sensor and reveal fundamental trade-offs between sensitivity, back-action, and bandwidth.
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spellingShingle Quantum noise in a squeezed-light-enhanced multiparameter quantum sensor
Sierant, Aleksandra
Méndez-Avalos, Diana
Giraldo, Santiago Tabares
Mitchell, Morgan W.
Quantum Physics
Applied Physics
Atomic Physics
Instrumentation and Detectors
We study quantum enhancement of sensitivity using squeezed light in a multi-parameter quantum sensor, the hybrid dc-rf optically pumped magnetometer (hOPM) [Phys. Rev. Applied 21, 034054, (2024)]. Using a single spin ensemble, the hOPM acquires both the dc field strength (scalar magnetometry), and resonantly detects one quadrature of the ac magnetic field at a chosen frequency (rf magnetometry). In contrast to the Bell-Bloom scalar magnetometer [Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 193601 (2021)], the back-action evasion in the hOPM is incomplete, leading to a nontrivial interplay of the three quantum noise sources in this system: photon shot noise, spin projection noise, and measurement back-action noise. We observe these interactions using squeezed light as a tool to control the distribution of optical quantum noise between $S_2$ and $S_3$ polarization Stokes components, and the resulting effect on readout quantum noise and measurement back-action. These results demonstrate quantum-enhanced sensitivity in a continuously operating multi-parameter sensor and reveal fundamental trade-offs between sensitivity, back-action, and bandwidth.
title Quantum noise in a squeezed-light-enhanced multiparameter quantum sensor
topic Quantum Physics
Applied Physics
Atomic Physics
Instrumentation and Detectors
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08190