Characterization of Classical and Quantum Images Using Direct Measurement Methods
Abstract
The technological backbone of the proposed work is direct measurement protocols that offer the following advantages: (i) their readout directly describes the quantum state and no complicated global state-reconstruction process is needed; (ii) the technique supports parallel strong-measurement methods using commercially available low-noise detector arrays. These advantages can reduce greatly the complexity of the metrology process, which become more evident as the dimension of the Hilbert space in which we describethe photon state becomes large. The proposed approaches can greatly boost our capability to study complex quantum photonic systems and can enable the development of new quantum technologies for a diverse range of applications. We here focus on imagingapplications that can benefit from direct measurement techniques for potentially high photon efficiency, quantitative multi-degree-of-freedom information, enhanced sensitivity and even sub-shot-noise performance with certain photon states.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- May 05, 2017
- Source ID
- N000141712443
Entities
People
- Robert W. Boyd
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Rochester