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Researchers have demonstrated a technique for reading out the quantum state of a single atom that achieves unprecedented speed and accuracy. The key ingredient is a way to boost the atom’s rate of photon emission.
Enhanced Light Emission Improves Atom Readout
An atom’s quantum state can be determined quickly and accurately thanks to a strategy for making the atom brighter.
physics.aps.org
June 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM