Enhanced optical resolution in target detection with phase-sensitive versus phase-insensitive pre-amplification

Oo-Kaw Lim; Zachary Dutton; Gideon Alon; Chao-Hsiang Chen; Michael Vasilyev; Prem Kumar

doi:10.1117/12.895210

6 September 2011 Enhanced optical resolution in target detection with phase-sensitive versus phase-insensitive pre-amplification

Oo-Kaw Lim, Zachary Dutton, Gideon Alon, Chao-Hsiang Chen, Michael Vasilyev, Prem Kumar

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Proceedings Volume 8163, Quantum Communications and Quantum Imaging IX; 816306 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.895210
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2011, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We investigate the performance of phase-sensitive versus phase-insensitive pre-amplification in optical resolution enhancement with a binary hypothesis test. Phase-sensitive pre-amplification is shown to outperform phaseinsensitive pre-amplification by more than 2 dB.

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Oo-Kaw Lim, Zachary Dutton, Gideon Alon, Chao-Hsiang Chen, Michael Vasilyev, and Prem Kumar "Enhanced optical resolution in target detection with phase-sensitive versus phase-insensitive pre-amplification", Proc. SPIE 8163, Quantum Communications and Quantum Imaging IX, 816306 (6 September 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.895210

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