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Quantum metrology with parametric amplifier-based photon correlation interferometers

Conventional interferometers usually utilize beam splitters for wave splitting and recombination. These interferometers are widely used for precision measurement. Their sensitivity for phase measurement is limited by the shot noise, which can be suppressed with squeezed states of light. Here we stud...

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Autores principales: Hudelist, F., Kong, Jia, Liu, Cunjin, Jing, Jietai, Ou, Z.Y., Zhang, Weiping
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Pub. Group 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3916837/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24476950
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms4049
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Sumario:Conventional interferometers usually utilize beam splitters for wave splitting and recombination. These interferometers are widely used for precision measurement. Their sensitivity for phase measurement is limited by the shot noise, which can be suppressed with squeezed states of light. Here we study a new type of interferometer in which the beam splitting and recombination elements are parametric amplifiers. We observe an improvement of 4.1±0.3 dB in signal-to-noise ratio compared with a conventional interferometer under the same operating condition, which is a 1.6-fold enhancement in rms phase measurement sensitivity beyond the shot noise limit. The improvement is due to signal enhancement. Combined with the squeezed state technique for shot noise suppression, this interferometer promises further improvement in sensitivity. Furthermore, because nonlinear processes are involved in this interferometer, we can couple a variety of different waves and form new types of hybrid interferometers, opening a door for many applications in metrology.