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We put forward an approach to estimate the amount of bipartite spatial entanglement of down-converted photon states correlated in orbital angular momentum and the magnitude of the transverse (radial) wave vectors. Both degrees of freedom…

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In recent years, distributed quantum sensing has gained interest for a range of applications requiring networks of sensors, from global-scale clock synchronization to high energy physics. In particular, a network of entangled sensors can…

Resolving high-contrast targets is a fundamental yet highly challenging task in astronomy. Using quantum estimation theory, we demonstrate that the ultimate limit for estimating the separation between two unequal-brightness thermal sources…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-09-17 Chenyu Hu , Ben Wang , Jiandong Zhang , Kunxu Wang , Huigen Liu , Jilin Zhou , Lijian Zhang

Accurately measuring mechanical displacements is essential for a vast portion of current technologies. Several optical techniques accomplish this task, allowing for non-contact sensing even below the diffraction limit. Here we introduce an…

Utilizing nonlinear elements, SU(1,1) interferometers demonstrate superior phase sensitivity compared to passive interferometers. However, the precision is significantly impacted by photon losses, particularly internal losses. We propose a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-07-23 Qingqian Kang , Zekun Zhao , Teng Zhao , Cunjin Liu , Liyun Hu

I propose a superoscillation measurement method for subdiffraction incoherent optical sources, with potential applications in astronomy, remote sensing, fluorescence microscopy, and spectroscopy. The proposal, based on coherent optical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-10-10 Mankei Tsang

Absolute sensitivity is measured for the phase measurement in an SU(1,1) type interferometer and the results are compared to that of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer operated under the condition of the same intra-interferometer intensity. The…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-02-02 Wei Du , Jun Jia , J. F. Chen , Z. Y. Ou , Weiping Zhang

We theoretically investigate the phase sensitivity with parity detection on an SU(1,1) interferometer with a coherent state combined with a squeezed vacuum state. This interferometer is formed with two parametric amplifiers for beam…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-12-28 Dong Li , Bryan T. Gard , Yang Gao , Chun-Hua Yuan , Weiping Zhang , Hwang Lee , Jonathan P. Dowling

Estimating the angular separation between two incoherent thermal sources is a challenging task for direct imaging, especially when it is smaller than or comparable to the Rayleigh length. In addition, the task of discriminating whether…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-06-23 Ugo Zanforlin , Cosmo Lupo , Peter W. R. Connolly , Pieter Kok , Gerald S. Buller , Zixin Huang

We perform a detailed analysis of how an amplified interferometer can be used to enhance the quality of a dispersive qubit measurement, such as one performed on a superconducting transmon qubit, using homodyne detection on an amplified…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-22 Sh. Barzanjeh , D. P. DiVincenzo , B. M. Terhal

Optical interferometry has dramatically advanced the development of modern science and technology. Here we introduce an interesting centroid evolution phenomenon of orbital angular momentum (OAM) interference fields with broken rotational…

Optics · Physics 2025-01-29 Liang Fang , Jinman Chen , Qinjun Chen , Chujun Zhao

We present a theoretical proposal and simulation study of a digital closed-loop thermal atomic-beam interferometer for inertial navigation applications. The scheme synchronizes phase biasing with momentum-kick reversal through the atomic…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2026-02-23 Tomoya Sato , Toshiyuki Hosoya , Martin Miranda , Hiroki Matsui , Yuki Miyazawa , Mikio Kozuma

We investigate interferometric techniques to estimate the deflection angle of an optical beam and compare them to the direct detection of the beam deflection. We show that quantum metrology methods lead to a unifying treatment for both…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-08-12 S. P. Walborn , G. H. Aguilar , P. L. Saldanha , L. Davidovich , R. L. de Matos Filho

We theoretically investigate an interferometer composed of four four-wave-mixers by Lie group method. Lie group SU(1,2) characterizes the mode transformations of this kind of interferometer. With vacuum state inputs, the phase sensitivity…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-12-15 Yadong Wu , Chun-Hua Yuan

Quantum squeezed states offer metrological enhancement as compared to their classical counterparts. Here, we devise and numerically explore a novel method for performing SU(1,1) interferometry beyond the standard quantum limit, using…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2023-09-25 Ivor Krešić , Thorsten Ackemann

We present a novel method for efficient sorting of photons prepared in states of orbital angular momentum (OAM) and angular position (ANG). A log-polar optical transform is used in combination with a holographic beam-splitting method to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-11-30 Malcolm N. O'Sullivan , Mohammad Mirhosseini , Mehul Malik , Robert W. Boyd

Simultaneously sensing and resolving the position of measurands along an optical fiber enables numerous opportunities, especially for application in environments where massive sensor deployment is not feasible. Despite significant progress…

Optics · Physics 2023-01-25 Luis Costa , Zhongwen Zhan , Alireza Marandi

We present an experimental approach to detect the saturated absorption spectroscopy different from conventional scheme. Using this approach, crossovers are removed to avoid their overlap with other peaks in the spectrum and sensitivity of…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-03-17 Jun Duan , Xianghui Qi , Xiaoji Zhou , Xuzong Chen

Latest-generation spectro-interferometric instruments combine a milliarcsecond angular resolution with spectral capabilities, resulting in an immensely increased information content. Here, I present methodological work and results that…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2013-12-17 Stefan Kraus

We study a novel configuration for displacement detection consisting of a nanomechanical resonator coupled to both, a radio frequency superconducting interference device (RF SQUID) and to a superconducting stripline resonator. We employ an…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Eyal Buks , Stav Zaitsev , Eran Segev , Baleegh Abdo , M. P. Blencowe
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