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Quantum non-demolition measurements of light via the carrier-envelope phase of mode-locked lasers

Bastian Borchers, Günter Steinmeyer, Christian Grebing, Sebastian Koke

Published Jan 1, 2011• 0 citations
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Abstract

A detection limit of 10 dB below the quantum limit is experimentally demonstrated for a mode-locked-laser-based quantum non-demolition measurement scheme. The scheme is completely collinear and exhibits a large read-out sensitivity.
DOI
10.1364/qels.2011.qtuj4

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