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Prospects and fundamental limits in exceptional point-based sensing

Jan Wiersig

2020Nature Communications146 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Exotic degeneracies in open quantum systems, so-called exceptional points, show rich physics and promise new applications, such as sensors with greatly enhanced response. Recent research on laser gyroscopes has uncovered limits of such sensors due to excess quantum noise.

Topics & Concepts

GyroscopeNoise (video)QuantumQuantum sensorPhysicsPoint (geometry)Computer scienceQuantum computerNanotechnologyQuantum mechanicsQuantum networkMaterials scienceArtificial intelligenceMathematicsImage (mathematics)GeometryQuantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian PhysicsAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesMechanical and Optical Resonators