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11 February 2008 Realistic constraints on photonic quantum interferometry
Gerald N. Gilbert, Michael D. Hamrick, Yaakov S. Weinstein
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Abstract
We analyze the phase estimation ability of photonic N00N states propagating in a lossy medium. In such a medium a N00N state of N enangled photons cannot achieve the maximum 1/N phase estimation resolution. In fact, unless the transmittance of the medium is extremely high, a signal comprised of an attenuated separable state of N photons will produce a better phase estimate than a comparable signal of an equally attenuated N00N state. Thus, for most practical applications the resolution provided photonic N00N states is actually worse than the 1/√N Standard Quantum Limit. This performance deficit becomes more pronounced as the number of photons in the signal increases.
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Gerald N. Gilbert, Michael D. Hamrick, and Yaakov S. Weinstein "Realistic constraints on photonic quantum interferometry", Proc. SPIE 6906, Quantum Electronics Metrology, 69060H (11 February 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.763528
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KEYWORDS
Signal attenuation

Photons

Interferometers

Transmittance

Interferometry

Phase shifts

Error analysis

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