activity
20232026
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10 papers

quant-ph2026

Enhanced Phase Estimation via Photon-Added Two-Mode Squeezed States and Kerr Nonlinearity

Zekun Zhao, Qingqian Kang, Teng Zhao +3

Quantum metrology employs quantum resources to achieve measurement precision beyond classical limits. This work investigates a Mach--Zehnder interferometer incorporating a Kerr non…

quant-ph2025

Phase estimation via photon subtraction at the output of the hybrid interferometer

Qisi Zhou, Tao Jiang, Qingqian Kang +4

The hybrid interferometer integrating an optical parametric amplifier and a beam splitter has the potential to outperform the SU(1,1) interferometer. However, photon loss remains a…

quant-ph2025

Phase sensitivity of lossy Mach-Zehnder interferometer via photon addition operation

Qisi Zhou, Qingqian Kang, Teng Zhao +3

Photon addition operations applied to squeezed states have been shown to significantly enhance phase sensitivity. In this study, we extend this approach by applying photon addition…

quant-ph2025

Phase estimation via delocalized photon subtraction operation inside the SU(1,1) interferometer

Zhihao Li, Qingqian Kang, Teng Zhao +3

We propose a theoretical scheme to improve the precision of phase measurement using intensity detection by implementing delocalized photon subtraction operation (D-PSO) inside the…

quant-ph2025

Two-parameter estimation via photon subtraction operation within a feedback-assisted interferometer

Qingqian Kang, Zekun Zhao, Qisi Zhou +5

In this paper, we analyze how multi-photon subtraction operations in a feedback-assisted interferometer can enhance measurement precision for single-parameter and two-parameter est…

quant-ph2025

Improved linear and Kerr nonlinear phase estimation via photon addition operations

Zekun Zhao, Qingqian Kang, Shoukang Chang +4

The accuracy of quantum measurements can be effectively improved by using both photon-added non-Gaussian operations and Kerr nonlinear phase shifters. Here, we employ coherent stat…

quant-ph2025

Phase sensitivity via photon-subtraction operations inside Mach-Zehnder interferometer

Qisi Zhou, Qinqian Kang, Tao Jiang +4

Based on the conventional Mach-Zehnder interferometer, we propose a metrological scheme to improve phase sensitivity. In this scheme, we use a coherent state and a squeezed vacuum…

quant-ph2024

Improved phase sensitivity of an SU(1,1) interferometer based on the internal single-path local squeezing operation

Qingqian Kang, Zekun Zhao, Teng Zhao +2

Compared to passive interferometers, SU(1,1) interferometers exhibit superior phase sensitivity due to the incorporation of nonlinear elements that enhance their ability to detect…

quant-ph2024

Phase sensitivity for an SU(1,1) interferometer via multiphoton subtraction at the output port

Tao Jiang, Zekun Zhao, Qingqian Kang +4

In the field of quantum precision measurement, enhancing phase sensitivity is crucial for various applications, including quantum metrology and quantum sensing technologies. We the…

quant-ph2023

Phase estimation via multi-photon subtraction inside the SU(1,1) interferometer

Q. Q. Kang, Z. K. Zhao, Y. K. Xu +3

To improve the phase sensitivity, multi-photon subtraction schemes within the SU(1,1) interferometer are proposed. The input states are the coherent state and the vacuum state, and…