Robust phase sensitivity in Mach-Zehnder interferometer using photon added and subtracted squeezed coherent state
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2607.02984v1
- Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:44:01 GMT
- Title: Robust phase sensitivity in Mach-Zehnder interferometer using photon added and subtracted squeezed coherent state
- Abstract summary: It is shown that the use of PASCS in both the input modes of MZI, provides the most precise estimate of the unknown phase.<n>It is found that PASCS is robust against photon loss, when the loss in MZI is low.
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- Abstract: For the precision-based measurements, Mach-Zehnder interferometry is a widely used technique. There are various ways to enhance the precision of Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI), e.g., having a non-classical input state is one of the ways to enhance the precision of the phase estimation performed by MZI. The phase estimation performed by MZI is investigated here by considering that the input states of MZI are different combinations of photon added and subtracted squeezed coherent states (PASCS and PSSCS). Using quantum Fisher information, it is shown that the use of PASCS in both the input modes of MZI, provides the most precise estimate of the unknown phase. This system is also analyzed in two different measurement scenarios -- single intensity detection (SID) and intensity difference detection (IDD). Systematic analysis has established that the intensity measurement might not be an optimal measurement scheme for phase estimation in MZI as phase and intensity correspond to non-commuting observables. The impact of the photon loss on the MZI-based phase estimation setup is also studied and it is found that PASCS is robust against photon loss, when the loss in MZI is low.
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