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Imaging and Applied Optics

Reinforcement Learning for Adaptive Optical Quantum-Enhanced Metrology

Barry C. Sanders, Pantita Palittapongarnpim, Seyed Shakib Vedaie

Published Jan 1, 2018• 1 citation
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Abstract

We develop a framework for relating adaptive optical quantum-enhanced metrology, quantum control and reinforcement learning together, and we use these connections to use reinforcement learning methods for determining policies that beat the standard quantum limit.
DOI
10.1364/lsc.2018.stu5h.4

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