Quantum Sensing and Symmetry
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2020) | Viewed by 3639
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nanoscale nuclear magnetic resonance is a flourishing area with both fundamental and applied implications. Among them, we have the possibility of exploring central interactions that appear, e.g., between the spin components of electrons and nuclei, and the enhancement in the resolution of the images obtained by magnetic resonant imaging. The underlying physical mechanism that habilitates all these applications is the interaction between a quantum sensor, typically a controllable pseudo-electron-spin, and specific targets. This interaction can be modulated by judiciously applying tailored radiation patterns in a procedure known as quantum sensing or quantum detection.
In this context, the concept of symmetry emerges naturally in different aspects of the theory. For instance, symmetry plays a pivotal role in the achievement of specific sensor-target interactions. This is because the delivered microwave fields, continuous or stroboscopic, have to imprint a well-defined rotation frequency on the electron-spin sensor matching that of the target signal. In addition, symmetric constructions of microwave radiation patterns certify robustness against environmental and control errors. The latter have been widely studied in the frame of dynamical decoupling techniques. Finally, the hyperfine vectors that define each sample are intrinsically symmetric and this is reflected in the resonance spectrum of the samples.
In this Special Issue, we want to gather a series of articles on different aspects of symmetry in quantum sensing techniques.
Dr. Jorge Casanova
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Quantum sensing
- Diamond hyperpolarization
- Dynamical decoupling techniques
- Nitrogen vacancy centers
- Silicon carbide quantum sensor
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