Interferometry with independently prepared Bose-Einstein condensates
Abstract
Whenever the value of an unknown parameter θ is extracted from a series of experiments, the result is inevitably burdened by the uncertainty Δ θ . If the system that is the subject of measurement consists of unentangled particles, this uncertainty is bounded by the shot-noise limit. To overcome this limitation, it is necessary to use a properly entangled state, which is usually prepared in a dedicated procedure. We show that quantum correlations arising from the indistinguishability of bosons are a sufficient resource for the sub-shot-noise interferometry. To this end, we consider an interferometer, which operates on two independently prepared Bose-Einstein condensates with fluctuating numbers of particles. We calculate the sensitivity obtained from the measurement of the number of atoms and compare it with the ultimate achievable bound. Our main conclusion is that even in the presence of major atom number fluctuations, an interferometer operating on two independently prepared condensates can give very high precision. These observations indicate a new possibility for an interferometer operating below the shot-noise limit.
- Publication:
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Physical Review A
- Pub Date:
- April 2015
- DOI:
- 10.1103/PhysRevA.91.043619
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1410.8760
- Bibcode:
- 2015PhRvA..91d3619W
- Keywords:
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- 03.75.Dg;
- 67.85.Hj;
- Atom and neutron interferometry;
- Bose-Einstein condensates in optical potentials;
- Quantum Physics;
- Condensed Matter - Quantum Gases
- E-Print:
- 6 pages, 2 figures