Mankei Tsang, Francesco Albarelli, and Animesh Datta, “Quantum Semiparametric Estimation,” Physical Review X 10, 031023 (2020) [Open Access].

Our review paper on quantum superresolution has now been published in Contemporary Physics [arXiv PDF].

[update on 29 March 2021: The position is now closed.]

[update on 28 March 2020: We can now hire only Singapore citizens and long-term pass holders. If you need a new work pass, you need to stay in Singapore while it is being processed. The position will remain open until filled.]

My group has a theory postdoc position that needs to be filled as soon as possible. It is not attached to any project so the postdoc will be free to work on any topic as long as it is of mutual interest. My current interest is in quantum estimation theory, quantum measurement theory, and quantum optics, but I am open-minded. For more information about our research activities, please see https://blog.nus.edu.sg/mankei/.

The base salary will be SGD5,000 per month. There will be standard medical benefits and some conference travel support. For Singapore citizens or permanent residents we also provide CPF contributions on top of the salary. The funding ends on 31 March 2023.

Unfortunately we are only able to hire Singaporean citizens and long-term pass holders in the near future because of government restrictions. If you need a new work pass, you need to stay in Singapore while the application is being processed.

If you are interested, please email your CV and a one-page research statement to mankei@nus.edu.sg. The position will remain available until filled or before 31 March 2021. I will contact you for further information and references if there is a need.

Please feel free to share this news with any potential candidate, and email me at mankei@nus.edu.sg if you have any question.

Mankei Tsang, Physical Review A (Editors’ Suggestion) 99, 012305 (2019) [PDF]

• Covered by APS Physics Buzz.
• Sequels:
  • Mankei Tsang, “Quantum limit to subdiffraction incoherent optical imaging. II. A parametric-submodel approach,” Physical Review A 104, 052411 (2021) [arXiv PDF].
  • Xiao-Jie Tan and Mankei Tsang, “Quantum limit to subdiffraction incoherent optical imaging. III. Numerical analysis,” Physical Review A 108, 052416 (2023) [arXiv PDF].

Mankei Tsang, Ranjith Nair, and Xiao-Ming Lu, Physical Review X 6, 031033 (2016) [Open Access]

“Tsang and his colleagues have provided a new perspective on the utility of quantum metrology, and they have reminded us that even in observational astronomy—one of the oldest branches of science—there are (sometimes) still new things to be learned, at the most basic level.”

—Gabriel Durkin, Viewpoint in APS Physics (2016)

“Seth Lloyd of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US is impressed. ‘This is awesome work and I am amazed that it hasn’t been done before,’ he says. ‘Perhaps everyone thought it was too good to be true.’”

—quoted by Edwin Cartlidge, IoP Physics World (2016)

“Through this work we can learn more about our surroundings, both by looking outward and by looking inward. The technique Tsang’s team developed could also be applied to improving how well a microscope resolves fluorescent samples like biological molecules, drugs, or toxins. As both scales of this work moves forward, it reminds us that light is not only a tool for exploration, but also a rich source of information to explore.”

—Kendra Redmond, APS Physics Buzz (2016)

See also

• Chosen as #2 of top physics breakthroughs of 2016 by the Foundational Questions Institute (FQXi) podcast
• A report on Phys.org (2016)
• More references on quantum-inspired superresolution

Other mentions of our work:

• OSA Optics & Photonics News (2016)
• AAAS EurAlert! (2017)
• Another Viewpoint in APS Physics (2021)
• Another report on Phys.org (2021)
• nplus1.ru (May 2021, originally in Russian), another article (June 2021)
• AIAA Aerospace America (2024)

Quotes from other papers about our work:

• “groundbreaking” [Paur et al., Optica 3, 1144 (2016), Wang et al., PRA 104, 022613 (2021)]
• “seminal” [Lupo and Pirandola, PRL 117, 190802 (2016), Wadood et al., Optics Express 29, 22034 (2021), Bojer et al., NJP (2021), Xie et al., PRA 106, 052407 (2022), Krovi, arXiv:2206.14788 (2022), Kose and Brain, PRA 107, 032607 (2023)]
• “breakthrough” [Kerviche et al., IEEE ISIT (2017), Napoli et al., PRL 122, 14505 (2019), Oh et al., PRL 126, 120502 (2021), Pushkina et al., PRL 127, 253602 (2021), Datta, Physics 14, 1 (2021)]
• “stunning predictions” [Rehacek et al., Opt. Lett. 42, 231 (2017)]
• “a remarkable series of results” [Paur et al., Opt. Lett. 44, 3114 (2019)]
• “influential work,” “breakthroughs” [Lupo, PRA 101, 022323 (2020)]
• “pioneering” [Sajia and Qian, PRR 4, 033244 (2022); Hu et al., Quantum Frontiers 2, 20 (2023)]
• “famous result” [Bojer et al., NJP 24, 043026 (2022)]
• “major breakthrough” [Sajjad et al., arXiv:2305.03848 (2023)]
• “very interesting discovery” [Wang and Lorenz, PRA 108, 012602 (2023)]

Mankei Tsang and Carlton M. Caves, Physical Review X 2, 031016 (2012) [Open Access]

• See the journal website for a popular summary.
• The paper was covered by an Ars Technica article.
• Recent experiments:
  • Møller et al., Nature 547, 191 (2017)
  • Thomas et al., Nature Physics 17, 228 (2020)
  • Mercier de Lepinay et al., Science 372, 570 (2021)
    
  • Jia et al., Nature Commun. 14, 6396 (2023)

Mankei Tsang, Physical Review Letters 102, 250403 (2009) [PDF]
Physical Review A 80, 033840 (2009) [PDF]
Physical Review A 81, 013824 (2010) [PDF]

Experiments

• Wheatley et al., Physical Review Letters (Editors’ Suggestion) 104, 093601 (2010).
• Yonezawa et al., Science 337, 1514 (2012).
• Iwasawa et al., Physical Review Letters 111, 163602 (2013).
• Wheatley et al., EPJ Quantum Technology 2, 13 (2015).

Cavity quantum electro-optics

Mankei Tsang, Physical Review Letters (Editors’ Suggestion) 102, 253601 (2009) [PDF]

• P. M. Anisimov and J. P. Dowling, “Viewpoint: Super resolution with superposition,” Physics 2, 52 (2009).
• Experimental demonstrations:
  1. Shin et al., Physical Review Letters 107, 083603 (2011).
  2. Rozema et al., Physical Review Letters 112, 223602 (2014).
  3. Unternährer et al., Optica 5, 1150 (2018).