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most citedCorrelated photon pairs generated from a warm atomic ensemble

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quant-ph2022★ 9 cited

Determination of the asymptotic limits of adaptive photon counting measurements for coherent-state optical phase estimation

M. A. Rodríguez-García, M. T. DiMario, P. Barberis-Blostein +1

Physical realizations of the canonical phase measurement for the optical phase are unknown. Single-shot phase estimation, which aims to determine the phase of an optical field in a…

quant-ph2022★ 8 cited

Demonstration of optimal non-projective measurement of binary coherent states with photon counting

M. T. DiMario, F. E. Becerra

Quantum state discrimination is a central problem in quantum measurement theory, with applications spanning from quantum communication to computation. Typical measurement paradigms…

quant-ph2021

Channel-noise tracking for sub-shot-noise-limited receivers with neural networks

M. T. DiMario, F. E. Becerra

Non-Gaussian receivers for optical communication with coherent states can achieve measurement sensitivities beyond the limits of conventional detection, given by the quantum-noise…

quant-ph2020★ 11 cited

Single-shot non-Gaussian Measurements for Optical Phase Estimation

M. T. DiMario, F. E. Becerra

Estimation of the properties of a physical system with minimal uncertainty is a central task in quantum metrology. Optical phase estimation is at the center of many metrological ta…

quant-ph2020★ 15 cited

Phase tracking for sub-shot-noise-limited receivers

M. T. DiMario, F. E. Becerra

Non-conventional receivers for phase-coherent states based on non-Gaussian measurements such as photon counting surpass the sensitivity limits of shot-noise-limited coherent receiv…

quant-ph2019★ 1 cited

Beating the Standard Quantum Limit for Binary Constellations in the Presence of Phase Noise

L. Kunz, M. T. DiMario, F. E. Becerra +1

Unconventional receivers enable reduction of error rates in optical communication systems below the standard quantum limit (SQL) by implementing discrimination strategies for const…

quant-ph2019★ 49 cited

Optimized communication strategies with binary coherent states over phase noise channels

M. T. DiMario, L. Kunz, K Banaszek +1

The achievable rate of information transfer in optical communications is determined by the physical properties of the communication channel, such as the intrinsic channel noise. Bo…

quant-ph2018★ 54 cited

Robust Measurement for the Discrimination of Binary Coherent States

M. T. DiMario, F. E. Becerra

The discrimination of two nonorthogonal states is a fundamental element for secure and efficient communication. Quantum measurements of nonorthogonal coherent states can enhance in…

quant-ph2018★ 16 cited

Implementation of a single-shot receiver for quaternary phase-shift keyed coherent states

M. T. DiMario, E. Carrasco, R. A. Jackson +1

We experimentally investigate a strategy to discriminate between quaternary phase-shift keyed coherent states based on single-shot measurements that is compatible with high-bandwid…

quant-ph2017★ 41 cited

Multi-state discrimination below the quantum noise limit at the single-photon level

A. R. Ferdinand, M. T. DiMario, F. E. Becerra

Measurements approaching the ultimate quantum limits of sensitivity are central in quantum information processing, quantum metrology, and communication. Quantum measurements to dis…

quant-ph2010★ 76 cited

Correlated photon pairs generated from a warm atomic ensemble

R. T. Willis, F. E. Becerra, L. A. Orozco +1

We present measurements of the cross-correlation function of photon pairs at 780 nm and 1367 nm, generated in a hot rubidium vapor cell. The temporal character of the biphoton is d…

physics.optics2010★ 12 cited

Non-degenerate four-wave mixing in rubidium vapor: transient regime

F. E. Becerra, R. T. Willis, S. L. Rolston +2

We investigate the transient response of the generated light from Four-Wave Mixing (FWM) in the diamond configuration using a step-down field excitation. The transients show fast d…

physics.optics2009★ 26 cited

Two-Photon Dichroic Atomic Vapor Laser Lock Using Electromagnetically Induced Transparency and Absorption

F. E. Becerra, R. T. Willis, S. L. Rolston +1

We demonstrate a technique to lock the frequency of a laser to a transition between two excited states in Rb vapor in the presence of a weak magnetic field. We use a ladder configu…