Quantum Information and Measurement (QIM)

Rotation Angular Measurement beyond Quantum Noise Limit with an Orbital Angular Position Squeezed State

Chunxiao Cai, Kui Liu, Jiangrui Gao

Published Jan 1, 2017• 1 citation

Abstract

The rotation angular measurement beyond the quantum noise limit based on orbital angular position squeezed beam was demonstrated. An improvement of a factor of 1.4 was achieved over the quantum noise limited coherent state.

DOI: 10.1364/qim.2017.qf3a.5

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