Quantum‐Enhanced Sensing Based on Time Reversal of Entangling Interactions

• Main Author: Linnemann, Daniel (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Quantum physics.; Quantum computers.; Spintronics.; Phase transformations (Statistical physics).; Condensed materials.; Quantum Physics.; Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics.; Quantum Gases and Condensates.

Quantum mechanics entails effects like superpositions and entanglement, which have no classical counterparts. From a technological standpoint these counterintuitive quantum aspects can be viewed as an unexploited resource that can be harnessed to support various tasks, e.g. in the domains of computa...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Part I: Theoretical Basics
• Quantum Mechanical Spin
• Hamiltonian of a Spin-1 Bose-Einstein Condensate
• Part II: Concepts of Time Reversal Interferometry
• Spin Exchange as an Amplifier
• Interferometry Concept Within the SU(1,1) Framework
• Part III: Experimental Platform
• Experimental System and Manipulation Techniques
• Part IV: Experimental Results
• State and Process Characterization
• Quantum-Enhanced Sensing Based on Time Reversal
• Interferometry Beyond Exact Time Reversal
• Nonlinear Time Reversal as a Diagnostic Tool
• Outlook.