Quantum interpolation for high-resolution sensing

Abstract

Nanoscale magnetic resonance imaging enabled by quantum sensors is a promising path toward the outstanding goal of determining the structure of single biomolecules at room temperature. We develop a technique, which we name “quantum interpolation,” to improve the frequency resolution of these quantum sensors far beyond limitations set by the experimental controlling apparatus. The method relies on quantum interference to achieve high-fidelity interpolation of the quantum dynamics between hardware-allowed time samplings, thus allowing high-resolution sensing. We demonstrate over two orders of magnitude resolution gains, and discuss applications of our work to high-resolution nanoscale magnetic resonance imaging.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Feb 14, 2017
Source ID
10.1073/pnas.1610835114

Entities

People

  • Ashok Ajoy
  • Jean-christophe Jaskula
  • Kasturi Saha
  • Luca Marseglia
  • Paola Cappellaro
  • Ulf Bissbort
  • Yi-Xiang Liu

Organizations

  • Army Research Office
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • National Science Foundation
  • Singapore University of Technology and Design

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Science - Quantum Dots