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Cavity optomechanical systems are approaching a strong-coupling regime where the coherent dynamics of nanomechanical resonators can be manipulated and controlled by optical fields at the single photon level. Here we propose an…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-07-01 H. X. Tang , D. Vitali

The interferometer is one of the most important devices for revealing the nature of light and for precision optical metrology. Though lots of experiments were performed for probing photons behaviors in various configurations, a complete…

In a quantum LiDAR system, to achieve a better resolution and sensitivity, detection scheme plays an important role. We propose a novel detection scheme in which the photo detector considers only the $4n$ number of photons, where $n \in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-17 Priyanka Sharma , Manoj K Mishra , Devendra Kumar Mishra

We report on a direct measurement of a phase shift on a weak coherent beam by a single Rb-87 atom in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer. A maximum phase shift of about 1 degree is observed experimentally.

To date, most integrated quantum photonics experiments rely on single-photon detectors operating at cryogenic temperatures coupled to photonic integrated circuits (PICs) through single-mode optical fibers. This approach presents significant…

We investigate the cavity excitation spectrum and the photon number distribution in a cavity QED system driven by a broadband squeezed vacuum. In an empty cavity, we show that only states with even number of photons can be measured under…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-11-29 Daqiang Bao , Chengjie Zhu , Yaping Yang , G. S. Agarwal

In this paper we describe within the formalism of Quantum Optics (QO) a double Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI). For single photon Fock states this experimental setup is shown to exhibit a counter-intuitive behavior: for certain values of…

Optics · Physics 2014-07-08 Stefan Ataman

The standard quantum limit (SQL), also known as the shot-noise limit, defines how quantum fluctuations of light constrain measurement precision. In a benchmark experiment using the Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI), where a coherent state…

We find a phase matching condition for enhancement of sensitivity in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer illuminated by an arbitrary state in one input port and an odd(even) state in the other port. Under this condition, the Fisher information…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-10-17 Jing Liu , Xiaoxing Jing , Xiaoguang Wang

Here we are investigating the enhancement in phase sensitivity and resolution in Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) based quantum LiDAR. We are using multi-photonic state (MPS), superposition of four coherent states [1], as the input state…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-04-04 Priyanka Sharma , Manoj K. Mishra , Devendra Kumar Mishra

We demonstrate that networks of locally connected processing units with a primitive learning capability exhibit behavior that is usually only attributed to quantum systems. We describe networks that simulate single-photon beam-splitter and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 H. De Raedt , K. De Raedt , K. Michielsen

Interferometers provide a highly sensitive means to investigate and exploit the coherence properties of light in metrology applications. However, interferometers come in various forms and exploit different properties of the optical states…

When a photon interferes with itself while traversing a Mach-Zehnder inteferometer, the output port where it emerges is influenced by the phase difference between the interferometer arms. This allows for highly precise estimation of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-12-28 Hannah Scott , Dominic Branford , Niclas Westerberg , Jonathan Leach , Erik M. Gauger

The interference of two independent single-photon pulses impinging on a beam splitter is analysed in a generalised time-resolved manner. Different aspects of the phenomenon are elaborated using different representations of the single-photon…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 T. Legero , T. Wilk , A. Kuhn , G. Rempe

We investigate an optimal distance of two components in an entangled coherent state for quantum phase estimation in lossy interferometry. The optimal distance is obtained by an economical point, representing the quantum Fisher information…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-01-28 Su-Yong Lee , Yong Sup Ihn , Zaeill Kim

We consider the problem of estimating the phase of squeezed vacuum states within a Bayesian framework. We derive bounds on the average Holevo variance for an arbitrary number $N$ of uncorrelated copies. We find that it scales with the mean…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Emilio Bagan , Alex Monras , Ramon Munoz-Tapia

Combining the recent progress in semiconductor nanostructures along with the versatility of photonic crystals in confining and manipulating light, quantum networks allow for the prospect of an integrated and low power quantum technology.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-02 H. P. Seigneur , Michael N. Leuenberger , W. V. Schoenfeld

We experimently demonstrate the interference of dephasing quantum channel using single photon Mach-Zender interferometer. We extract the information inaccessible to the technology of quantum tomography. Further, We introduce the application…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Guo-Yong Xiang , Jian Li , Guang-Can Guo

We analyze the creation of spin squeezed atomic ensembles by simultaneous dispersive interactions with several optical frequencies. A judicious choice of optical parameters enables optimization of an interferometric detection scheme that…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-05-14 M. Saffman , D. Oblak , J. Appel , E. S. Polzik

The photon distribution function of a discrete series of excitations of squeezed coherent states is given explicitly in terms of Hermite polynomials of two variables. The Wigner and the coherent-state quasiprobabilities are also presented…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-10-30 Vladimir I. Man'ko , Alfred Wünsche