Entanglement-free, heisenberg-limited phase measurement

B. L. Higgins, H. M. Wiseman, G. J. Pryde, D. W. Berry, S. D. Bartlett

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    Abstract

    We demonstrate the first experimental Heisenberg-limited scaling of the phase variance in optical phase measurements. Our algorithm replaces complicated entangled states - widely thought to be essential for Heisenberg scaling - with single photons, multiple passes through a phase shift, and adaptive measurement. We show that although a single-photon version of Kitaev's phase estimation algorithm has standard-quantum-limited variance, our generalized technique is within a small constant factor of the ultimate quantum limit.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of Quantum-Atom Optics Downunder 2007
    Place of PublicationWashington, DC
    PublisherOptical Society of America (OSA)
    Pages1-1
    Number of pages1
    Publication statusPublished - 2007
    EventQuantum-Atom Optics Downunder 2007 - Wollongong, Australia
    Duration: 3 Dec 20073 Dec 2007

    Publication series

    NameOptics InfoBase Conference Paper Series
    PublisherOptical Society of America (OSA)
    ISSN (Print)2162-2701

    Conference

    ConferenceQuantum-Atom Optics Downunder 2007
    Abbreviated titleQAO 2007
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    CityWollongong
    Period3/12/073/12/07

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