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Heisenberg-limited interferometry with pair coherent states and parity measurements

Quantum Physics 2015-05-19 v1

Abstract

After reviewing parity measurement based interferometry with twin-Fock states, which allows for super-sensitivity (Heisenberg-limited) and super-resolution, we consider interferometry with two different superpositions of twin-Fock states, namely two-mode squeezed vacuum states and pair coherent states. This study is motivated by the experimental challenge of producing twin-Fock states on opposite sides of a beam splitter. We find that input two-mode squeezed states, while allowing for Heisenberg-limited sensitivity, do not yield super-resolutions, whereas we that find both are possible with input pair coherent states.

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@article{arxiv.1005.5038,
  title  = {Heisenberg-limited interferometry with pair coherent states and parity measurements},
  author = {Christopher C. Gerry and Jihane Mimih},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1005.5038},
  year   = {2015}
}