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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR)

Sensitivity analysis of distributed quantum sensing with a limited squeezing level

Yunseo Jeong, Changhyoup Lee, Seongjin Hong

Published Aug 4, 2024• 0 citations
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Abstract

We theoretically analyse the sensitivity of various distributed quantum phase sensing schemes with squeezed light, considering achievable squeezing levels. We investigate sensitivity enhancement using bright two-mode squeezed states, which can be generated through cascaded operations.
DOI
10.1109/cleo-pr60912.2024.10676853

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