Phase Estimation With Interfering Bose-Condensed Atomic Clouds

Details Phase Estimation With Interfering Bose-Condensed Atomic Clouds Phase Estimation With Interfering Bose-Condensed Atomic Clouds

2010-07-05

arxiv.org/abs/1007.0703v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Quantum Gases

4 pages, 2 figures

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We investigate how to estimate from atom-position measurements the relative phase of two Bose-Einstein condensates released from a double-well potential. We demonstrate that the phase estimation sensitivity via the fit of the average density to the interference pattern is fundamentally bounded by shot noise. This bound can be overcome by estimating the phase from the measurement of $\sqrt N$ (or higher) correlation function. The optimal estimation strategy requires the measurement of the $N$-th order correlation function. We also demonstrate that a second estimation method -- based on the detection of the center of mass of the interference pattern -- provides sub shot-noise sensitivity. Yet, the implementation of both protocols might be experimentally challenging.

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