Quantum limits encountered in atomic spin measurements

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 999-1010

  Sørensen, Jens L ^a   Julsgaard, Brian ^a   Schori, Christian ^a   Polzik, Eugene S ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Polarization spectroscopy; Quantum noise; Squeezed states

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PHYSICS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MAGNETOMETERS; QUANTUM OPTICS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

ATOMIC SPINS;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 0038112069     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0584-8547(03)00060-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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