Optical atomic clocks are extremely accurate sensors despite the poor use of their resources. A parallel quantum control approach might help to optimize the resources of optical atomic clocks, which could lead to an exponential improvement in their performance.
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Colombo, S. Parallel quantum control meets optical atomic clocks. Nat. Phys. 20, 177–178 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-023-02343-6
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