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The quantum correlation of light and atomic collective excitation can be used to compose an SU(1,1)-type hybrid light-atom interferometer, where one arm in optical SU(1,1) interferometer is replaced by the atomic collective excitation. The…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-09-01 Hongmei Ma , Dong Li , Chun-Hua Yuan , L. Q. Chen , Z. Y. Ou , Weiping Zhang

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a volumetric imaging modality that empowers clinicians and scientists to noninvasively visualize the cross-sections of biological samples. As the latest generation of its kind, Fourier-domain OCT…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-05-20 Yuye Ling , Mengyuan Wang , Yu Gan , Xinwen Yao , Leopold Schmetterer , Chuanqing Zhou , Yikai Su

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

We present a scheme for achieving macroscopic quantum superpositions in optomechanical systems by using single photon postselection and detecting them with nested interferometers. This method relieves many of the challenges associated with…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-10-08 Brian Pepper , Roohollah Ghobadi , Evan Jeffrey , Christoph Simon , Dirk Bouwmeester

In non-degenerate SU(1,1) interferometers, beam splitters are replaced by two-mode squeezers, enabling sub-shot-noise sensitivity without input squeezing and robustness to detection losses by quantum entanglement. We propose a hybrid…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-29 Chao Meng , Emil Zeuthen , Polina R. Sharapova

The SU(1,1) interferometer can be thought of as a Mach-Zehnder interferometer with its linear beamsplitters replaced with parametric nonlinear optical processes. We consider the cases of bright and vacuum-seeded SU(1,1) interferometers…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-07-05 B. E. Anderson , B. L. Schmittberger , P. Gupta , K. M. Jones , P. D. Lett

We describe a detector that measures the mutual coherence of two optical fields directly using quantum interference, free from photon noise of the individual irradiances. Our approach utilizes Raman transition in an atomic system where the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-12-16 Jungsang Kim , David J. Brady

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a high-resolution three-dimensional imaging technique that enables non-destructive measurements of surface and subsurface microstructures. Recent developments of OCT operating in the mid-infrared (MIR)…

Optics · Physics 2020-07-15 Ivan Zorin , Rong Su , Bettina Heise , Bernhard Lendl , Markus Brandstetter

We present a new interferometric technique for measuring Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (CARS) and Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) signals. Heterodyne detection is employed to increase the sensitivity in both CARS and SHG signal…

Optics · Physics 2009-11-10 C. Vinegoni , J. S. Bredfeldt , D. L. Marks , S. A. Boppart

Entanglement is a key resource in quantum technologies, enhancing precision and resolution in imaging and sensing by leveraging the cross-correlation of photon pairs. This correlation enables precise time synchronization of photons reaching…

We theoretically study the phase sensitivity of the SU(1,1) interferometer with a coherent light together with a squeezed vacuum input case using the method of homodyne. We find that the homodyne detection has better sensitivity than the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-08-26 Dong Li , Chun-Hua Yuan , Z. Y. Ou , Weiping Zhang

We describe a method of low-coherence interferometry based optical profilometry using standard light-emitting diode (LED) illumination and complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors. A line-field illumination strategy…

Nonlinear SU(1,1) interferometers are fruitful and promising tools for spectral engineering and precise measurements with phase sensitivity below the classical bound. Such interferometers have been successfully realized in bulk and…

Interferometers operating at or close to quantum limits of precision have found wide application in tabletop searches for physics beyond the standard model, the study of fundamental forces and symmetries of nature and foundational tests of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-01-12 H. F. H. Cheung , Y. S. Patil , L. Chang , S. Chakram , M. Vengalattore

We present in this letter a scheme for optical interferometry. We utilize coherent-beam-stimulated two-mode squeezed light, which interacts with a phase shifter and is then squeezed again before detection. Our theoretical device has the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-16 William N. Plick , Jonathan P. Dowling , G. S. Agarwal

Quantum interferometry methods exploit quantum resources, such as photonic entanglement, to enhance phase estimation beyond classical limits. Nonlinear optics has served as a workhorse for the generation of entangled photon pairs, ensuring…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-08-04 Romain Dalidet , Anthony Martin , Grégory Sauder , Laurent Labonté , Sébastien Tanzilli

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a key 3D imaging technology that provides micron scale depth resolution for bio-imaging. This resolution substantially surpasses what it typically achieved in Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) which…

Optics · Physics 2022-07-27 Robbie Murray , Ashley Lyons

Noninvasive, non-contact and \textit{in vivo} monitoring of blood glucose is a long needed pathology tool for saving patients from recurring pain and hassle that can accompany conventional blood glucose testing methods. Optical coherence…

Biological Physics · Physics 2008-08-04 R Poddar , S R Sharma , P Sen , J T Andrews

The Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a powerful interferometric imaging technique widely used in medical fields such as ophthalmology, cardiology and dermatology, for which footprint and cost are becoming increasingly important. Here…

The intensity levels allowed by safety standards (ANSI or ICNIRP) limit the amount of light that can be used in a clinical setting to image highly scattering or absorptive tissues with Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT). To achieve…