Precise photodetection with shot-noise-limit sensitivity for picosecond laser measurements: detection of small surface gradients with photodeflection technique

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dmitri Y. Paraschuk ◽  
T. A. Kulakov ◽  
O. Y. Nedopekin ◽  
N. V. Chigarev ◽  
X. Y. Pan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shot Noise ◽  
Picosecond Laser ◽  
Small Surface ◽  
Laser Measurements ◽  
Noise Limit ◽  
Limit Sensitivity ◽  
Shot Noise Limit

scholarly journals Surpassing the shot-noise limit by homodyne-mediated feedback

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (17) ◽  
pp. 3932 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guofeng Zhang ◽  
Hanjie Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Shot Noise ◽  
Noise Limit ◽  
Shot Noise Limit

scholarly journals Overcoming detection loss and noise in squeezing-based optical sensing

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaetano Frascella ◽  
Sascha Agne ◽  
Farid Ya. Khalili ◽  
Maria V. Chekhova
Keyword(s):  
Shot Noise ◽  
Optical Sensing ◽  
Detection Efficiency ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Squeezed States ◽  
Squeezed Light ◽  
Noise Limit ◽  
Imaging And Spectroscopy ◽  
Shot Noise Limit

AbstractAmong the known resources of quantum metrology, one of the most practical and efficient is squeezing. Squeezed states of atoms and light improve the sensing of the phase, magnetic field, polarization, mechanical displacement. They promise to considerably increase signal-to-noise ratio in imaging and spectroscopy, and are already used in real-life gravitational-wave detectors. But despite being more robust than other states, they are still very fragile, which narrows the scope of their application. In particular, squeezed states are useless in measurements where the detection is inefficient or the noise is high. Here, we experimentally demonstrate a remedy against loss and noise: strong noiseless amplification before detection. This way, we achieve loss-tolerant operation of an interferometer fed with squeezed and coherent light. With only 50% detection efficiency and with noise exceeding the level of squeezed light more than 50 times, we overcome the shot-noise limit by 6 dB. Sub-shot-noise phase sensitivity survives up to 87% loss. Application of this technique to other types of optical sensing and imaging promises a full use of quantum resources in these fields.

Optimization of Detectability in Laser-Based Polarimeters

1989 ◽  
Vol 43 (8) ◽  
pp. 1337-1341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaobing Xi ◽  
Edward S. Yeung
Keyword(s):  
Shot Noise ◽  
Experimental Verification ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Ohmic Heating ◽  
Unit Length ◽  
Power Input ◽  
Upper Limit ◽  
High Modulation ◽  
Noise Limit ◽  
Shot Noise Limit

To optimize the performance of a laser-based polarimeter, a mathematical simulation was performed. High-modulation currents allow a corresponding increase in signal. However, the effect of ohmic heating puts an upper limit on the power input to the solenoid. With this constraint, one can systematically choose the wire diameter and the number of turns per unit length. An experimental verification of the optimized parameters provided performance approaching the shot-noise limit. By using higher modulation currents, one can operate at 1 kHz to achieve detectability in the microdegree range, without the complications of high-frequency (100 kHz) modulation.

scholarly journals Deterministic Superresolution with Coherent States at the Shot Noise Limit

2013 ◽  
Vol 111 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emanuele Distante ◽  
Miroslav Ježek ◽  
Ulrik L. Andersen
Keyword(s):  
Shot Noise ◽  
Coherent States ◽  
Noise Limit ◽  
Shot Noise Limit

scholarly journals Passive, Broadband, and Low-Frequency Suppression of Laser Amplitude Noise to the Shot-Noise Limit Using a Hollow-Core Fiber

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Euan J. Allen ◽  
Giacomo Ferranti ◽  
Kristina R. Rusimova ◽  
Robert J.A. Francis-Jones ◽  
Maria Azini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shot Noise ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Hollow Core ◽  
Amplitude Noise ◽  
Noise Limit ◽  
Core Fiber ◽  
Shot Noise Limit

scholarly journals Plasmonic Trace Sensing below the Photon Shot Noise Limit

ACS Photonics ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raphael C. Pooser ◽  
Benjamin Lawrie
Keyword(s):  
Shot Noise ◽  
Noise Limit ◽  
Shot Noise Limit
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