Colangelo, Giorgio (Date of defense: 2016-12-16)
This thesis describes quantum measurements of an ensemble of cold rubidium-87 atoms. We extend the covariance matrix formalism to spin-1 systems, including effects of decoherence, losses due to probing ...
Lucivero, Vito Giovanni (Date of defense: 2016-10-14)
Nowadays there is a considerable progress in optical magnetometry and spin noise spectroscopy, which use magnetically-sensitive atomic ensembles and optical read-out, approaching the limits set by quantum ...