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Quantum illumination uses quantum entanglement as a resource to enable higher-resolution detection of low-reflectivity targets than is possible with classical techniques. This revolutionary technology could transform modern radar. However,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-24 Wei Wu , Jun-Hong An

We propose Gaussian quantum illumination(QI) protocol exploiting asymmetrically squeezed two-mode(ASTM) state that is generated by applying single-mode squeezing operations on each mode of an initial two-mode squeezed vacuum(TMSV) state, in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-07-21 Yonggi Jo , Taek Jeong , Junghyun Kim , Duk Y. Kim , Yong Sup Ihn , Zaeill Kim , Su-Yong Lee

While quantum entanglement can enhance the performance of several technologies such as computing, sensing and cryptography, its widespread use is hindered by its sensitivity to noise and losses. Interestingly, even when entanglement has…

Quantum illumination is a powerful sensing technique that employs entangled signal-idler photon pairs to boost the detection efficiency of low-reflectivity objects in environments with bright thermal noise. The promised advantage over…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-05-12 S. Barzanjeh , S. Pirandola , D. Vitali , J. M. Fink

It has been discussed recently how quantum illumination can be used to increase the accuracy of the value range-delay measurement \cite{Zhuang Shapiro 2022} in the domain of SNR compatible with current radar systems. However, the advantage…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-05-10 Ricardo Gallego Torromé

The use of entangled light to illuminate objects is shown to provide significant enhancements over unentangled light for detecting and imaging those objects in the presence of high levels of noise and loss. Each signal sent out is entangled…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-03-14 Seth Lloyd

Quantum-enhanced sensing has a goal of enhancing a parameter sensitivity with input quantum states, while quantum illumination has a goal of enhancing a target detection capability with input entangled states in a heavy noise environment.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-01-21 Su-Yong Lee , Yong Sup Ihn , Zaeill Kim

In the last years the exploitation of specific properties of quantum states has disclosed the possibility of realising tasks beyond classical limits, creating the new field of quantum technologies [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]. Among them,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-16 E. D. Lopaeva , I. Ruo Berchera , S. Olivares , G. Brida , I. P. Degiovanni , M. Genovese

In this article, the basic principle of target detection based on Gaussian state quantum illumination (QI) has introduced. The performance of such system has compared with its classical counterpart, which employs the most classical state of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-08-24 Hossein Allahverdi , M. H. Qamat , M. Nowshadi

Quantum illumination (QI) and quantum radar have emerged as potentially groundbreaking technologies, leveraging the principles of quantum mechanics to revolutionise the field of remote sensing and target detection. The protocol,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-08-02 Athena Karsa , Alasdair Fletcher , Gaetana Spedalieri , Stefano Pirandola

Quantum illumination has been proposed and demonstrated to improve the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in light detection and ranging (LiDAR). When relying on coincidence detection, such a quantum LiDAR is limited by the response time of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-08-02 Gewei Qian , Xingqi Xu , Shun-An Zhu , Chenran Xu , Fei Gao , V. V. Yakovlev , Xu Liu , Shi-Yao Zhu , Da-Wei Wang

We propose a quantum-enhanced lidar system to estimate a target's radial velocity which employs squeezed and frequency entangled signal and idler beams. We compare its performance against a classical protocol using a coherent state with the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-12-21 Maximilian Reichert , Roberto Di Candia , Moe Z. Win , Mikel Sanz

Quantum-enhanced, idler-free sensing protocol to measure the response of a target object to the frequency of a probe in a noisy and lossy scenario is proposed. In this protocol, a target with frequency-dependent reflectivity embedded in a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-11-15 Mateo Casariego , Yasser Omar , Mikel Sanz

Quantum illumination employs entangled states to detect a weakly reflective target in a thermal bath. The performance of a given entangled state is evaluated from the minimum error probability in the asymptotic limit, which is compared…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-10-14 Changsuk Noh , Changhyoup Lee , Su-Yong Lee

Quantum illumination uses a quantum state of the electromagnetic field to detect the presence of a target against a bright background more sensitively than any classical state. Most often, the quantum state is a two-mode squeezed vacuum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-04-14 Jonathan N. Blakely

Quantum illumination leverages entangled lights to detect the presence of low-reflectivity objects within a thermal environment. In a related vein, quantum parameter estimation utilizes nonclassical probes to precisely determine unknown…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-06-18 Wei Zhong , Dong-Qing Wang , Wen-Yi Zhu , Lan Zhou , Ming-Ming Du , Yu-Bo Sheng

Quantum illumination is a technique for detecting the presence of a target in a noisy environment by means of a quantum probe. We prove that the two-mode squeezed vacuum state is the optimal probe for quantum illumination in the scenario of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-07-11 Giacomo De Palma , Johannes Borregaard

Quantum illumination (QI) theoretically promises up to a 6dB error-exponent advantage in target detection over the best classical protocol. The advantage is maximised by a regime which includes a very high background, which occurs naturally…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-05-25 Athena Karsa , Stefano Pirandola

Quantum illumination consists in shining quantum light on a target region immersed in a bright thermal bath, with the aim of detecting the presence of a possible low-reflective object. If the signal is entangled with the receiver, then a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-02-28 M. Sanz , U. Las Heras , J. J. Garcia-Ripoll , E. Solano , R. Di Candia

While quantum illumination (QI) can offer a quantum-enhancement in target detection, its potential for performing target ranging remains unclear. With its capabilities hinging on a joint-measurement between a returning signal and its…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-07-07 Athena Karsa , Stefano Pirandola