Heisenberg-scaling measurement of the single-photon Kerr non-linearity using mixed states

Quantum metrology usually relies on entanglement or squeezing for pursuing Heisenberg-limited precision. In this work, instead, the authors demonstrate Heisenberg-scaling measurement of a single photon Kerr’s nonlinearity using less-demanding mixed states.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Geng Chen, Nati Aharon, Yong-Nan Sun, Zi-Huai Zhang, Wen-Hao Zhang, De-Yong He, Jian-Shun Tang, Xiao-Ye Xu, Yaron Kedem, Chuan-Feng Li, Guang-Can Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02487-z
Description
Summary:Quantum metrology usually relies on entanglement or squeezing for pursuing Heisenberg-limited precision. In this work, instead, the authors demonstrate Heisenberg-scaling measurement of a single photon Kerr’s nonlinearity using less-demanding mixed states.
ISSN:2041-1723