LAUREATES
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The Micius Quantum Prize 2020 is awarded to the field of quantum metrology. The laureates are Carlton Caves, for his foundational work on quantum metrology
and quantum information theory, and Hidetoshi Katori and Jun Ye, for their groundbreaking achievements in precision quantum measurements.
  Press release in English.

  • Carlton Caves

    For his foundational work on quantum metrology and quantum information theory, especially for elucidating the fundamental noise in interferometers and its suppression with the use of squeezed states.

  • Hidetoshi Katori & Jun Ye

    For their groundbreaking achievements in precision quantum measurements, in particular for the development of extremely stable and accurate optical atomic clocks.