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Classical Inputs and Measurements Enable Phase Sensitivity beyond the Shot-Noise Limit
Jian-Dong Zhang, Zi-Jing Zhang, Long-Zhu Cen +2
Coherent-state-based phase estimation is a fruitful testbed for the field of precision measurements since coherent states are robust to decoherence when compared with exotic quantu…
Single-shot Precise Ranging using Twisted Light
Long-Zhu Cen, Zi-Jing Zhang, Jun-Yan Hu +7
Over the past decade, optical orbital angular momentum (OAM) modes were shown to offer advantages in optical information acquisition. Here, we introduce a new scheme for optical ra…
Conclusive nonlinear phase sensitivity limit for a Mach-Zehnder interferometer with single-mode non-vacuum inputs
Jian-Dong Zhang, Zi-Jing Zhang, Jun-Yan Hu +4
Many works have stated that nonlinear interactions can improve phase sensitivity beyond the Heisenberg limit scaling of with being the mean photon number. This raises som…
A nearly optimal and robust protocol for nonlinear phase estimation using coherent states
Jian-Dong Zhang, Zi-Jing Zhang, Jun-Yan Hu +4
We propose a protocol for the second-order nonlinear phase estimation with a coherent state as input and balanced homodyne detection as measurement strategy. The sensitivity is sub…
Angular-spectrum-based analysis on the self-healing effect of Laguerre-Gaussian beams after an obstacle
Jian-Dong Zhang, Zi-Jing Zhang, Jun-Yan Hu +4
Self-healing, as an exotic effect, has showed many potential applications. In this paper, we focus on the self-healing effect of Laguerre-Gaussian beams after an obstacle. By takin…
Deterministic super-resolved estimation towards angular displacements based upon a Sagnac interferometer and parity measurement
Jian-Dong Zhang, Zi-Jing Zhang, Long-Zhu Cen +2
Super-resolved angular displacement estimation is of crucial significances for quantum information process and optical lithography. Here we report on and experimentally demonstrate…
Sub-Heisenberg-limited nonlinear phase estimation: Parity measurement approaches the quantum Cramér-Rao bound
Jian-Dong Zhang, Zi-Jing Zhang, Long-Zhu Cen +2
Quantum-enhanced phase estimation paves the way to ultra-precision sensing and is of great realistic significance. In this paper we investigate theoretically the estimation of a se…
Angular displacement estimation of Heisenberg scaling: Tunable squeezed Bell state via the enhancement of spin and orbital angular momenta
Jian-Dong Zhang, Zi-Jing Zhang, Long-Zhu Cen +1
We demonstrate an angular momentum-enhanced protocol that permits an angular displacement estimation by using tunable squeezed Bell state and parity detection. We consider the reso…
Toward demonstrating super-sensitive angular displacement estimation by using orbital angular momentum coherent state and SU(1,1)-SU(2) hybrid interferometer
Jian-Dong Zhang, Zi-Jing Zhang, Long-Zhu Cen +2
In this paper, we propose a protocol for angular displacement estimation based upon orbital angular momentum coherent state and a SU(1,1)-SU(2) hybrid interferometer. This interfer…
Optimal binary strategy for angular displacement estimation based upon fidelity appraisal
Jian-Dong Zhang, Zi-Jing Zhang, Long-Zhu Cen +2
We report on an optimal binary strategy for angular displacement estimation. The measuring system is a modified Mach-Zehnder interferometer fed by a coherent state carrying orbital…