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Photon Number Parity: Applications in Quantum Metrology and QIS

Christopher C. Gerry

Published Jan 1, 2016• 0 citations
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Abstract

In this talk, I review the application of the photon number parity operator to photonic tests of a Bell inequality, quantum optical interferometry, and I propose its application to a quantum random number generating scheme using laser light.
DOI
10.1364/lsc.2016.lw1b.3

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