Recent progress in manipulating quantum states of light and matter brings quantum-enhanced measurements closer to prospective applications. The current challenge is to make quantum metrologic strategies robust against imperfections.
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Banaszek, K., Demkowicz-Dobrzański, R. & Walmsley, I. Quantum states made to measure. Nature Photon 3, 673–676 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2009.223
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