Physics – Quantum Physics
Scientific paper
2004-12-06
J. Opt. B: Quantum Semiclass. Opt. 7 (2005) 14-21
Physics
Quantum Physics
8 pages and 5 figures
Scientific paper
10.1088/1464-4266/7/1/004
Ramsey interferometry allows the estimation of the phase $\phi$ of rotation of the pseudospin vector of an ensemble of two-state quantum systems. For $\phi$ small, the noise-to-signal ratio scales as the spin-squeezing parameter $\xi$, with $\xi<1$ possible for an entangled ensemble. However states with minimum $\xi$ are not optimal for single-shot measurements of an arbitrary phase. We define a phase-squeezing parameter, $\zeta$, which is an appropriate figure-of-merit for this case. We show that (unlike the states that minimize $\xi$), the states that minimize $\zeta$ can be created by evolving an unentangled state (coherent spin state) by the well-known 2-axis counter-twisting Hamiltonian. We analyse these and other states (for example the maximally entangled state, analogous to the optical "NOON" state $|\psi> = (|N,0>+|0,N>)/\sqrt{2}$) using several different properties, including $\xi$, $\zeta$, the coefficients in the pseudo angular momentum basis (in the three primary directions) and the angular Wigner function $W(\theta,\phi)$. Finally we discuss the experimental options for creating phase squeezed states and doing single-shot phase estimation.
Combes Joshua
Wiseman Howard M.
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