Efficiencies of Quantum Optical Detectors
arXiv:1408.0257 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.90.053846
Abstract
We propose a definition for the efficiency that can be universally applied to all classes of quantum optical detectors. This definition is based on the maximum amount of optical loss that a physically plausible device can experience while still replicating the properties of a given detector. We prove that detector efficiency cannot be increased using linear optical processing. That is, given a set of detectors, as well as arbitrary linear optical elements and ancillary light sources, it is impossible to construct detection devices that would exhibit higher efficiencies than the initial set.
arXiv comment5 pages, 3 figures
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