arXiv:quant-ph/0412078quant-ph
Quantum-enhanced measurements: beating the standard quantum limit
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Abstract
Quantum mechanics, through the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, imposes limits to the precision of measurement. Conventional measurement techniques typically fail to reach these limits. Conventional bounds to the precision of measurements such as the shot noise limit or the standard quantum limit are not as fundamental as the Heisenberg limits, and can be beaten using quantum strategies that employ `quantum tricks' such as squeezing and entanglement.
FYI, the shot noise limit is one which exists when experimentalists are restricted to "classical" techniques, i.e. they don't use unusual quantum input states or measurements. That's probably a reasonable assumption for anything that could make it into a consumer product, but…
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