@article{11874, author = {Athreya Shankar and Graham Greve and Baochen Wu and James Thompson and Murray Holland}, title = {Continuous Real-Time Tracking of a Quantum Phase Below the Standard Quantum Limit}, abstract = {collective spin composed of N pseudospins. Quantum nondemolition measurements of a lossy cavity mode interacting with an atomic ensemble are used to directly probe the phase of the collective atomic spin without converting it into a population difference. Unlike traditional Ramsey measurement sequences, our scheme allows for real-time tracking of time-varying signals. As a bonus, spin-squeezed states develop naturally, providing real-time phase estimation significantly more precise than the standard quantum limit of ΔϕSQL=1/√N rad.}, year = {2019}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, volume = {122}, pages = {233602}, month = {2019-06}, issn = {0031-9007}, url = {https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.233602}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.233602}, }