# Randomization of Pulse Phases for Unambiguous and Robust Quantum Sensing.

@article{Wang2019RandomizationOP,
title={Randomization of Pulse Phases for Unambiguous and Robust Quantum Sensing.},
author={Zhenyu Wang and J. E. Lang and Simon Schmitt and Johannes Lang and Jorge Casanova and Liam P McGuinness and Tania S. Monteiro and Fedor Jelezko and Martin Bodo Plenio},
journal={Physical review letters},
year={2019},
volume={122 20},
pages={
200403
}
}
• Published 4 March 2019
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We develop theoretically and demonstrate experimentally a universal dynamical decoupling method for robust quantum sensing with unambiguous signal identification. Our method uses randomization of control pulses to simultaneously suppress two types of errors in the measured spectra that would otherwise lead to false signal identification. These are spurious responses due to finite-width π pulses, as well as signal distortion caused by π pulse imperfections. For the cases of nanoscale nuclear…
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