Overview
- Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the University of Queensland, Australia
- Describes the design and construction of the first quantum-enhanced microscope
- Reports on the first biophysics experiments to break the quantum shot-noise limit
- Provides insight into the significance and potential of quantum measurements in biology
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Quantum Limit to Particle Tracking Sensitivity
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Classically Optimizing Sensitivity
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Quantum Enhanced Optical Tweezers
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About this book
This thesis reports on the development of the first quantum enhanced microscope and on its applications in biological microscopy. The first quantum particle-tracking microscope, described in detail here, represents a pioneering advance in quantum microscopy, which is shown to be a powerful and relevant technique for future applications in science and medicine.
The microscope is used to perform the first quantum-enhanced biological measurements -- a central and long-standing goal in the field of quantum measurement. Sub diffraction-limited quantum imaging is achieved, also for the first time, with a scanning probe imaging configuration allowing 10-nanometer resolution.
Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Quantum Microscopy of Biological Systems
Authors: Michael Taylor
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18938-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-18937-6Published: 09 June 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-36948-8Published: 09 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-18938-3Published: 26 May 2015
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 195
Number of Illustrations: 39 b/w illustrations, 27 illustrations in colour
Topics: Spectroscopy and Microscopy, Quantum Optics, Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics