Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 58, Issue 10, 1011004(2021)

Progress in Weak-Value-Based Quantum Metrology and Tomography

Liang Xu and Lijian Zhang*
Author Affiliations
  • National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Key Laboratory of Intelligent Optical Sensing and Manipulation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, and College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China
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    Category: Imaging Systems

    Received: Apr. 8, 2021

    Accepted: Apr. 23, 2021

    Published Online: May. 28, 2021

    The Author Email: Zhang Lijian (lijian.zhang@nju.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP202158.1011004

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