Atomic clock interferometers are a valuable tool to test the interface between quantum theory and gravity, in particular via the measurement of gravitational time dilation in the quantum regime. Here, we investigate whether gravitational time dilation may be also used as a resource in quantum information theory. In particular, we show that for a freely falling interferometer and for a Mach-Zehnder interferometer, the gravitational time dilation may enhance the precision in estimating the gravitational acceleration for long interferometric times. To this aim, the interferometric measurements should be performed on both the path and the clock degrees of freedom.

Gravitational time dilation as a resource in quantum sensing / C. Cepollaro, F. Giacomini, M. Paris. - In: QUANTUM. - ISSN 2521-327X. - 7:(2023), pp. A2.1-A2.11. [10.22331/q-2023-03-13-946]

Gravitational time dilation as a resource in quantum sensing

M. Paris
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2023

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Atomic clock interferometers are a valuable tool to test the interface between quantum theory and gravity, in particular via the measurement of gravitational time dilation in the quantum regime. Here, we investigate whether gravitational time dilation may be also used as a resource in quantum information theory. In particular, we show that for a freely falling interferometer and for a Mach-Zehnder interferometer, the gravitational time dilation may enhance the precision in estimating the gravitational acceleration for long interferometric times. To this aim, the interferometric measurements should be performed on both the path and the clock degrees of freedom.
Settore FIS/03 - Fisica della Materia
   Testing the Large-Scale Limit of Quantum Mechanics
   TEQ
   European Commission
   Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
   766900
2023
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