Data di Pubblicazione:
2020
Citazione:
Critical Quantum Metrology with a Finite-Component Quantum Phase Transition / L. Garbe, M. Bina, A. Keller, M.G.A. Paris, S. Felicetti. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. - ISSN 0031-9007. - 124:12(2020 Mar 27), pp. 120504.1-120504.5. [10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.120504]
Abstract:
Physical systems close to a quantum phase transition exhibit a divergent susceptibility, suggesting that an arbitrarily high precision may be achieved by exploiting quantum critical systems as probes to estimate a physical parameter. However, such an improvement in sensitivity is counterbalanced by the closing of the energy gap, which implies a critical slowing down and an inevitable growth of the protocol duration. Here, we design different metrological protocols that exploit the superradiant phase transition of the quantum Rabi model, a finite-component system composed of a single two-level atom interacting with a single bosonic mode. We show that, in spite of the critical slowing down, critical quantum optical probes can achieve a quantum-enhanced time scaling of the sensitivity in frequency-estimation protocols.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Elenco autori:
L. Garbe, M. Bina, A. Keller, M.G.A. Paris, S. Felicetti
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