Title :
Heralded generation of two-photon NOON states for precision quantum metrology
Author :
Smith, Brian J. ; Mosley, Peter J. ; Lundeen, Jeff S. ; Walmsley, Ian A.
Author_Institution :
Clarendon Lab., Univ. of Oxford, Oxford
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate a heralded source of high-purity two-photon NOON states derived from heralded single-photon sources.
Keywords :
indeterminancy; light interferometry; optical parametric devices; phase measurement; quantum entanglement; quantum optics; two-photon processes; Heisenberg-like uncertainty relation; heralded single-photon sources; interferometer; maximally-entangled photon-number states; phase measurement; photon number; quantum metrology; spontaneous parametric down conversion sources; two-photon NOON states; Filters; Laboratories; Loss measurement; Metrology; Optical interferometry; Optical losses; Phase measurement; Physics; Probes; Quantum mechanics; (270.0270) Quantum Optics; 120.5050 Phase Measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
