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Low-noise, efficient, phase-sensitive time-domain optical detection is essential for foundational tests of quantum physics based on optical quantum states and the realization of numerous applications ranging from quantum key distribution to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-07-18 Merlin Cooper , Christoph Söller , Brian J. Smith

Squeezed light plays a vital role in quantum information processing. By nature, it is highly sensitive, which presents significant practical challenges, particularly in remote detection, traditionally requiring complex systems such as…

The full characterization of quantum states of light is a central task in quantum optics and information science. Double homodyne detection provides a powerful method for the direct measurement of the Husimi Q quasi-probability…

With the recent discovery of Gravitational waves, marking the start of the new field of GW astronomy, the push for building more sensitive laser-interferometric gravitational wave detectors (GWD) has never been stronger. Balanced homodyne…

Besides their stunning physical properties which are unmatched in a classical world, squeezed states of electromagnetic radiation bear advanced application potentials in quantum information systems and precision metrology, including…

Quantum sensing can enhance imaging performance by reducing measurement noise below the classical limit, thereby improving the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of acquired data. In conventional quantum imaging schemes, squeezing is applied…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-21 Haowei Shi , Visuttha Manthamkarn , Christopher M. Jones , Zheshen Zhang , Quntao Zhuang

We introduce a high-dimensional quantum encoding based on coherent mode-dependent single-photon subtraction from multimode squeezed states. This encoding can be seen as a generalization to the case of non-zero squeezing of the standard…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-03-06 Francesco Arzani , Alessandro Ferraro , Valentina Parigi

After propagating through a random amplifying medium, a squeezed state commonly shows excess noise above the shot-noise level. Since large noise can significantly reduce the signal-to-noise ratio, it is detrimental for precision…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-02-24 Dong Li , Song Sun , Yao Yao

Conditional Measurement scheme which employs linear optical elements and photon detection is the fertile ground for nonclassical state generation. We consider a simple setup that requires a coherent state and a number state as inputs of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-12-30 Devibala Esakkimuthu , Basherrudin Mahmud Ahmed A

Fast and high-fidelity qubit measurement is essential for realizing quantum error correction, which is in turn a key ingredient to universal quantum computing. For electron spin qubits, fast readout is one of the significant road blocks…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-04-15 Chon-Fai Kam , Xuedong Hu

By exploiting the exotic quantum states of a probe, it is possible to realize efficient sensors that are attractive for practical metrology applications and fundamental studies. Similar to other quantum technologies, quantum sensing is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-07-06 W. Wang , Z. -J. Chen , X. Liu , W. Cai , Y. Ma , X. Mu , L. Hu , Y. Xu , H. Wang , Y. P. Song , X. -B. Zou , C. -L. Zou , L. Sun

Around the globe several observatories are seeking the first direct detection of gravitational waves (GWs). These waves are predicted by Einstein's General Theory of Relativity [Einstein, A., Annalen der Physik 49, 769-822 (1916)] and are…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-08-27 The LIGO Scientific Collaboration

Control noise is a limiting factor in the low-frequency performance of the LIGO gravitational wave detectors. In this paper we model the effects of using new sensors called HoQIs to control the suspension resonances. We show if we were to…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-05-17 J van Dongen , L Prokhorov , S J Cooper , M A Barton , E Bonilla , K L Dooley , J C Driggers , A Effler , N A Holland , A Huddart , M Kasprzack , J S Kissel , B Lantz , A L Mitchell , J O'Dell , A Pele , C Robertson , C M Mow-Lowry

Squeezed states of light have been recently used to improve the sensitivity of laser interferometric gravitational-wave detectors beyond the quantum limit. To completely establish quantum engineering as a realistic option for the next…

We report the experimental realization of squeezed quantum states of light, tailored for new applications in quantum communication and metrology. Squeezed states in a broad Fourier frequency band down to 1 Hz has been observed for the first…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-12-04 Henning Vahlbruch , Simon Chelkowski , Karsten Danzmann , Roman Schnabel

The radiation-pressure driven interaction of a coherent light field with a mechanical oscillator induces correlations between the amplitude and phase quadratures of the light. These correlations result in squeezed light -- light with…

We derive the quantum noise limit for the optical beam displacement of a TEM00 mode. Using a multimodal analysis, we show that the conventional split detection scheme for measuring beam displacement is non-optimal with 80% efficiency. We…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Magnus T. L. Hsu , Vincent Delaubert , Ping Koy Lam , Warwick Bowen

Quantum reading aims at retrieving classical information stored in an optical memory with low energy and high accuracy by exploiting the inherently quantum properties of light. We provide an optimal Gaussian strategy for quantum reading…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-02-08 Michele Dall'Arno

Squeezed states of light reduce the signal-normalized photon counting noise of measurements without increasing the light power and enable fundamental research on quantum entanglement in hybrid systems of light and matter. Furthermore, the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-11-25 Lisa Kleybolte , Pascal Gewecke , Andreas Sawadsky , Mikhail Korobko , Roman Schnabel

A Bose-Einstein condensate confined in ring shaped lattices interrupted by a weak link and pierced by an effective magnetic flux defines the atomic counterpart of the superconducting quantum interference device: the atomtronic quantum…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2018-02-13 Tobias Haug , Joel Tan , Mark Theng , Rainer Dumke , Leong-Chuan Kwek , Luigi Amico