Title :
Bayesian analysis of parity based detection scheme
Author :
Motes, Keith R. ; Anisimov, Petr M. ; Dowling, Jonathan P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Abstract :
Using Bayesian analysis we characterized the performance of phase estimation in the Mach-Zehnder interferometer with two-mode squeezed vacuum input. Phase uncertainty, averaged over many trials, is examined and the dependence on photon number is found.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; belief networks; parity; phase estimation; Bayesian analysis; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; parity based detection scheme; phase estimation; phase uncertainty; two-mode squeezed vacuum input; Bayesian methods; Estimation; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; Phase estimation; Photonics; Physics; Sensitivity;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
