Generation of atomic spin squeezed states in nanophotonic waveguides using QND measurement

ORAL

Abstract

Nanophotonic waveguides strongly enhance the entangling strength of the atom-light interface. We study their application to the generation of spin squeezed states of trapped ultracold cesium atoms in two geometries --- cylindrical optical nanofibers and square waveguides. We consider two different protocols --- squeezing the clock transition by the birefringence coupling and squeezing a spin coherent state via the Faraday interaction. We unify our analysis based on a universal parameter --- the optical depth per atom. In calculating the spin squeezing parameter, we have established a set of stochastic master equations to describe the individual and collective spin dynamics. Our simulation shows that \textasciitilde 10 dB of spin squeezing may be achievable with a few thousands of atoms on these nanophotonic waveguides. Our result can be generalized to other nanophotonic platforms, for implementing non-Gaussian states, and to improve quantum sensing precision using spin squeezing techniques.

Authors

  • Xiaodong Qi

    University of New Mexico

  • Jongmin Lee

    Sandia National Labs, Sandia National Laboratories

  • Yuan-Yu Jau

    Sandia National Labs, Sandia National Laboratories

  • Ivan Deutsch

    University of New Mexico