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Entanglement-enhanced sensor networks

Nature Photonics volume 15, pages 74–76 (2021)Cite this article

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A network of quantum sensors for estimating phase shifts is shown to operate with superior sensitivity when delocalized highly entangled states are employed.

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Fig. 1: Entanglement strategies in a sensor network.

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  1. Instituto Nazionale di Ottica — Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (INO-CNR), Firenze, Italy

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