Scalable multiphoton quantum metrology with neither pre- nor post-selected measurements

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2011.02454v2
• Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2021 02:29:33 GMT
• Title: Scalable multiphoton quantum metrology with neither pre- nor post-selected measurements
• Authors: Chenglong You, Mingyuan Hong, Peter Bierhorst, Adriana E. Lita, Scott Glancy, Steve Kolthammer, Emanuel Knill, Sae Woo Nam, Richard P. Mirin, Omar S. Magana-Loaiza, Thomas Gerrits
• Abstract summary: We experimentally demonstrate a scalable protocol for quantum-enhanced optical phase estimation. The robustness of two-mode squeezed vacuum states against loss allows us to outperform schemes based on N00N states. Our work is important for quantum technologies that rely on multiphoton interference.
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• Abstract: The quantum statistical fluctuations of the electromagnetic field establish a limit, known as the shot-noise limit, on the sensitivity of optical measurements performed with classical technologies. However, quantum technologies are not constrained by this shot-noise limit. In this regard, the possibility of using every photon produced by quantum sources of light to estimate small physical parameters, beyond the shot-noise limit, constitutes one of the main goals of quantum optics. Here we experimentally demonstrate a scalable protocol for quantum-enhanced optical phase estimation across a broad range of phases, with neither pre- nor post-selected measurements. This is achieved through the efficient design of a source of spontaneous parametric down-conversion in combination with photon-number-resolving detection. The robustness of two-mode squeezed vacuum states against loss allows us to outperform schemes based on N00N states, in which the loss of a single photon is enough to remove all phase information from a quantum state. In contrast to other schemes that rely on N00N states or conditional measurements, the sensitivity of our technique could be improved through the generation and detection of high-order photon pairs. This unique feature of our protocol makes it scalable. Our work is important for quantum technologies that rely on multiphoton interference such as quantum imaging, boson sampling and quantum networks.

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