We demonstrate unconditional quantum-noise suppression in a collective spin system via feedback control based on quantum nondemolition measurement. We perform shot-noise limited collective spin measurements on an ensemble of 3.7×10(5) laser-cooled (171)Yb atoms in their spin-1/2 ground states. Correlation between two sequential quantum nondemolition measurements indicates -0.80(-0.12)(+0.11) dB quantum-noise suppression in a conditional manner. Our feedback control successfully converts the conditional quantum-noise suppression into the unconditional one without significant loss of the noise reduction level.
We report successful manipulation of nonclassical atomic spin states. We apply an off-resonant noncircularly-polarized light pulse to a measurement-induced squeezed spin state of a cold atomic ensemble. By changing the pulse duration, we clearly observe a rotation of the anisotropic quantum-noise distribution in good contrast with the case of manipulation of a coherent spin state where the quantum-noise distribution is always isotropic. This is an important step for quantum state tomography, quantum swapping, and precision spectroscopic measurement.
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