Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 11, 1127004(2025)

Quantum Squeezing-Enhanced Supersensitive Optomechanical Sensing (Invited)

Shengdian Zhang1, Jie Wang1, Qian Zhang1, Huizu Lin2、**, and Hui Jing1、*
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  • 1Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Quantum Structures and Quantum Control of Ministry of Education, Department of Physics and Synergetic Innovation Center for Quantum Effects and Applications, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, Hunan , China
  • 2Institute for Quantum Information, College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, Hunan , China
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    Hybrid quantum systems have emerged as a key platform for promoting breakthroughs of quantum technology and sustainable development of quantum science. Cavity optomechanical systems, with their high integrability and strong tunability, show significant application values in fields such as electro-optomechanical transduction, quantum state preparation, and quantum precision metrology. It is hailed as a milestone in the history of photonics by Nature. Recent advances in laser cooling and micro/nanofabrication techniques have significantly enhanced the ability to manipulate and observe microscopic quantum systems such as atoms, photons, and electrons, facilitating the measurement technique transition from classical sensitivity limits to quantum effect-based supersensitive sensing, achieving exponential performance gains. Here, we review the latest advances in quantum squeezing-enhanced quantum sensing performances, emphasizing the key advantages of quantum compression in achieving ultra-sensitive quantum sensing. From a broader perspective, leveraging squeezing-enhanced supersensitive quantum sensing provides a promising path for improving performance in gravitational-wave detection, dark-matter searches, quantum illumination, and biomolecular tracking.

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    Shengdian Zhang, Jie Wang, Qian Zhang, Huizu Lin, Hui Jing. Quantum Squeezing-Enhanced Supersensitive Optomechanical Sensing (Invited)[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2025, 62(11): 1127004

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    Paper Information

    Category: Quantum Optics

    Received: Feb. 20, 2025

    Accepted: Mar. 26, 2025

    Published Online: May. 26, 2025

    The Author Email: Huizu Lin (linhuizu2@126.com), Hui Jing (jinghui73@foxmail.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP250675

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP250675

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