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Frontiers in Optics

Optimal Architectures for Single Photon Metrology

Margarite L. LaBorde, Jonathan P. Olson, Keith R. Motes, Patrick M. Birchall, Nick M. Studer, Todd Moulder, Peter P. Rohde, Jonathan P. Dowling

Published Jan 1, 2016• 0 citations
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Abstract

Passive linear optics are utilized to determine an interferometer with single-photon inputs capable of high phase sensitivity. This structure was optimized to maximize phase sensitivity and furthermore to explicitly compute this sensitivity.
DOI
10.1364/fio.2016.jth2a.30

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