Persistent Quantum-Enhanced Frequency Sensing with T^{-3/2} Scaling — E8 Intelligence Research
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: Quantum sensing uses nonclassical states to improve measurement sensitivity, but the same states that provide metrological gain also decohere more rapidly. This limits the usable interrogation time and, in practice, often precludes improvement in ultimate sensitivity - realized useful quantum advantage has consequently remained rare. Here, we restore persistent quantum advantage by embedding Fock-state enhancement within a quantum heterodyne (Qdyne) protocol, decoupling sensitivity from the decoherence-limited interrogation time τ. Measurements are acquired at short τ where the quantum-enhanced gain is optimal, while precision accumulates with the total measurement time. Demonstrated on the motional mode of a trapped 40Ca+ ion, we observe quantum-enhanced precision that persists to measurement times seven orders of magnitude beyond the dephasing limit, scaling as T^{-3/2} with no indication of saturation. Using the n=3 Fock state, we reach a frequency precision of 0.5uHz relative to an Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com
Author: Caldin, Andrew Stewart
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7225613292
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