Quantum and Non-local Effects Offer LiDAR over 40dB Advantage
arXiv:2209.09799 · doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33376-9
Abstract
Non-local effects have the potential to radically move forward quantum enhanced LiDAR to provide an advantage over classical LiDAR not only in laboratory environments but practical implementation. In this work, we demonstrate a 43dB lower signal-to-noise ratio using a quantum enhanced LiDAR based on time-frequency entanglement compared with a classical phase-insensitive LiDAR system. Our system can tolerate more than 3 orders of magnitude higher noise than classical singlephoton counting LiDAR systems before detector saturation. To achieve these advantages, we use non-local cancellation of dispersion to take advantage of the strong temporal correlations in photon pairs in spite of the orders of magnitude larger detector temporal uncertainty. We go on to incorporate this scheme with purpose-built scanning collection optics to image non-reflecting targets in an environment with noise.
6 pages, 4 figures
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