Sensing and tracking enhanced by quantum squeezing

TLDR

Quantum sensing, particularly with squeezed light, is a leading quantum optics application that has surpassed the shot‑noise limit since 1987 and has been extensively explored for practical sensing and tracking. The paper reviews recent advances in quantum squeezing and its use in advanced measurement systems for position, rotation, dynamic motion, magnetic fields, and gravitational waves. It discusses how squeezed light is integrated into fiber sensing setups and other advanced measurement platforms.

Abstract

Quantum sensing, along with quantum communications and quantum computing, is commonly considered as the most important application of quantum optics. Among the quantum-sensing experiments, schemes based on squeezed states of light are popular choices due to their natural quadrature components. Since the first experimental demonstration of quantum-squeezing-enhanced phase measurement beyond the shot-noise limit in 1987, quantum-squeezing techniques toward practical sensing and tracking have been extensively investigated. In this paper, we briefly review the recent developments of quantum squeezing and its applications in several advanced systems for measurements of position, rotation, dynamic motion, magnetic fields, and gravitational waves. We also introduce the recent experimental efforts to combine the quantum-squeezing lights into fiber sensing systems.