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Quantum-Enhanced Sensing Using Orbital Angular Momentum Squeezed States

Jiachi Ye, Qian Cai, Tongyao Wu, Hao Wang, Mohsen Ahmadian, Hamed Dalir, Elham Heidari

Published Jan 1, 2025• 1 citation
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Abstract

We propose a free-space optical system integrating orbital angular momentum modes with squeezed light generation for quantum-enhanced sensing. Our system achieves sub-shot-noise sensitivity while maintaining spatial mode selectivity through balanced homodyne detection.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_at.2025.aa104_2

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