Quantum limits in optical interferometry

R Demkowicz-Dobrzański, M Jarzyna, J Kołodyński - Progress in Optics, 2015 - Elsevier
Nonclassical states of light find applications in enhancing the performance of optical
interferometric experiments, with notable example of gravitational-wave detectors. Still, the …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced quantum techniques for future gravitational-wave detectors

SL Danilishin, FY Khalili, H Miao - Living Reviews in Relativity, 2019 - Springer
Quantum fluctuation of light limits the sensitivity of advanced laser interferometric
gravitational-wave detectors. It is one of the principal obstacles on the way towards the next …

[HTML][HTML] Quantum measurement theory in gravitational-wave detectors

SL Danilishin, FY Khalili - Living Reviews in Relativity, 2012 - Springer
The fast progress in improving the sensitivity of the gravitational-wave detectors, we all have
witnessed in the recent years, has propelled the scientific community to the point at which …

Fundamental quantum interferometry bound for the squeezed-light-enhanced gravitational wave detector GEO 600

R Demkowicz-Dobrzański, K Banaszek… - Physical Review A …, 2013 - APS
The fundamental quantum interferometry bound limits the sensitivity of an interferometer for
a given total rate of photons and for a given decoherence rate inside the measurement …

Tradeoff in simultaneous quantum-limited phase and loss estimation in interferometry

PJD Crowley, A Datta, M Barbieri, IA Walmsley - Physical Review A, 2014 - APS
Interferometry with quantum light is known to provide enhanced precision for estimating a
single phase. However, depending on the parameters involved, the quantum limit for the …

Advanced interferometry, quantum optics and optomechanics in gravitational wave detectors

DE McClelland, N Mavalvala, Y Chen… - Laser & Photonics …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Currently operating laser interferometric gravitational wave detectors are limited by quantum
noise above a few hundred Hertz. Detectors that will come on line in the next decade are …

Experimental quantum-enhanced estimation of a lossy phase shift

M Kacprowicz, R Demkowicz-Dobrzański… - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
A paradigm for quantum-enhanced precision metrology is found in optical interferometry,
which is capable of sensing diverse physical quantities through measurement of a phase …

Optimal quantum phase estimation

U Dorner, R Demkowicz-Dobrzanski, BJ Smith… - Physical review …, 2009 - APS
By using a systematic optimization approach, we determine quantum states of light with
definite photon number leading to the best possible precision in optical two-mode …

Beating the standard quantum limit: phase super-sensitivity of N-photon interferometers

R Okamoto, HF Hofmann, T Nagata… - New Journal of …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
Quantum metrology promises greater sensitivity for optical phase measurements than could
ever be achieved classically. Here, we present a theory of the phase sensitivity for the …

Gaussian-state interferometry with passive and active elements

C Sparaciari, S Olivares, MGA Paris - Physical Review A, 2016 - APS
We address the precision of optical interferometers fed by quantum and semiclassical
Gaussian states involving passive and/or active elements, such as beam splitters …