METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING A PROPERTY OF A SAMPLE
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring a property of a sample, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a quantum probe having a quantum state;
exposing the quantum probe to the sample in a manner such that the property of the sample, in the proximity of the quantum probe, affects quantum coherence of the quantum probe; and
detecting a rate of quantum decoherence of the quantum probe to monitor the property of the sample.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a method of monitoring a property of a sample, such as a nanoscopic property of the sample. The method comprises the steps of providing a quantum probe having a quantum state and exposing the quantum probe to the sample in a manner such that the property of the sample, in the proximity of the quantum probe, affects quantum coherence of the quantum probe. The method also comprises detecting a rate of quantum decoherence of the quantum probe to monitor the property of the sample. Further the present disclosure provides an apparatus for monitoring a property of a sample.
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36 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring a property of a sample, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a quantum probe having a quantum state; exposing the quantum probe to the sample in a manner such that the property of the sample, in the proximity of the quantum probe, affects quantum coherence of the quantum probe; and detecting a rate of quantum decoherence of the quantum probe to monitor the property of the sample. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus for monitoring a property of a sample, the apparatus comprising:
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a quantum probe that has quantum state; a holder for holding the quantum probe in the proximity of a sample so that the quantum coherence of the quantum probe is influenced by the property of the sample; and a detector for detecting a quantity indicative of a quantum decoherence rate and thereby monitoring the property of the sample. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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