Title :
Surpassing the conventional heisenberg limit using classical resources
Author :
Xian-Min Jin ; Lebrat, Martin ; Lijian Zhang ; Kachung Lee ; Bartley, Tim ; Barbieri, Marco ; Nunn, J. ; Datta, Amitava ; Walmsley, Ian A.
Author_Institution :
Clarendon Lab., Univ. of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Abstract :
We report the experimental estimation of the Kerr coefficient of an optical fiber. Using bright classical fields and shot-noise-limited detection, we show the precision scaling of 1/N3/2 in a room-temperature, all-optical system.
Keywords :
optical Kerr effect; optical fibres; optical noise; shot noise; 1/N3/2; Kerr coefficient; all-optical system; bright classical fields; classical resources; conventional Heisenberg limit; optical fiber; precision scaling; room-temperature; shot-noise-limited detection; temperature 293 K to 298 K; Estimation; Metrology; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Photonics; Probes; Standards;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA