Quantum Spectral Analysis by Continuous Measurement of Landau-Zener Transitions

Christopher C. Bounds, Josh P. Duff, Alex Tritt, Hamish A. M. Taylor, George X. Coe, Sam J. White, and L. D. Turner
Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 093401 – Published 27 February 2024

Abstract

We demonstrate the simultaneous estimation of signal frequency and amplitude by a single quantum sensor in a single experimental shot. Sweeping the qubit splitting linearly across a span of frequencies induces a nonadiabatic Landau-Zener transition as the qubit crosses resonance. The signal frequency determines the time of the transition, and the amplitude its extent. Continuous weak measurement of this unitary evolution informs a parameter estimator retrieving precision measurements of frequency and amplitude. Implemented on radio-frequency-dressed ultracold atoms read out by a Faraday spin-light interface, we sense a magnetic signal with estimated sensitivities to amplitude of 11pT/Hz, frequency 0.026Hz/Hz3/2, and phase 0.084rad/Hz, in a single 300 ms sweep from 7 to 13 kHz. The protocol realizes a swept-sine quantum spectrum analyzer, potentially sensing hundreds or thousands of channels with a single quantum sensor.

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  • Received 6 June 2023
  • Accepted 17 January 2024

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.093401

© 2024 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Quantum Information, Science & TechnologyAtomic, Molecular & OpticalCondensed Matter, Materials & Applied Physics

Authors & Affiliations

Christopher C. Bounds*, Josh P. Duff, Alex Tritt, Hamish A. M. Taylor, George X. Coe, Sam J. White, and L. D. Turner

  • School of Physics and Astronomy, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3800, Australia

  • *christopher.bounds@monash.edu

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Vol. 132, Iss. 9 — 1 March 2024

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