A quantum-enhanced prototype gravitational-wave detector
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2008
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Goda, Keisuke
Miyakawa, O
Mikhailov, E E
Saraf, S
Adhikari, A
McKenzie, Kirk
Ward, Robert
Vass, S
Weinstein, A
Mavalvala, Nergis
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Nature Publishing Group
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The quantum nature of the electromagnetic field imposes a fundamental limit on the sensitivity of optical precision measurements such as spectroscopy, microscopy and interferometry. The so-called quantum limit is set by the zero-point fluctuations of the
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Nature Physics
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