arXiv:2108.11827 · Advanced Quantum Technologies

Remote Phase Sensing by Coherent Single Photon Addition

Nicola Biagi, Saverio Francesconi, Manuel Gessner, Marco Bellini, Alessandro Zavatta

Published Oct 11, 2022• 5 citations

Abstract

Abstract A remote phase sensing scheme is proposed, inspired by the high sensitivity of the entanglement produced by coherent multimode photon addition on the phase set in the remote heralding apparatus. By exploring the case of delocalized photon addition over two modes containing identical coherent states, the optimal observable to perform remote phase estimation from heralded quadrature measurements is derived. The technique is experimentally tested with calibration measurements and then used for estimating a remote phase with a sensitivity that is found to scale with the intensity of the local coherent states, which never interacted with the sample.

DOI: 10.1002/qute.202200039

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