Truncated Nonlinear Interferometry for Quantum-Enhanced Atomic Force Microscopy

Pooser, Raphael; Savino, Nicholas; Batson, Emma; Beckey, Jacob; Garcia, Jeffrey I.; Lawrie, Benjamin

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.230504

Truncated Nonlinear Interferometry for Quantum-Enhanced Atomic Force Microscopy

Journal Article · Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.230504· OSTI ID:1649408

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Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)

Nonlinear interferometers that replace beam splitters in Mach-Zehnder interferometers with nonlinear amplifiers for quantum-enhanced phase measurements have drawn increasing interest in recent years, but practical quantum sensors based on nonlinear interferometry remain an outstanding challenge. Here, we demonstrate the first practical application of nonlinear interferometry by measuring the displacement of an atomic force microscope microcantilever with quantum noise reduction of up to 3 dB below the standard quantum limit, corresponding to a quantum-enhanced measurement of beam displacement of 1.7 fm/√Hz. Further, we minimize photon backaction noise while taking advantage of quantum noise reduction by transducing the cantilever displacement signal with a weak squeezed state while using dual homodyne detection with a higher power local oscillator. This approach may enable quantum-enhanced broadband, high-speed scanning probe microscopy.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1649408

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 23 Vol. 124; ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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