Journal of Quantum Optics, Volume. 27, Issue 2, 102(2021)

Precision Measurement Enhancement Based on Noiseless Linear Amplification

LI Wen-kui, LI Zhi, GUO Hui, and LIU Kui*
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    With the development of precision measurement, quantum noise has become an important noise source in precision measurement. Using classical means to measure, it can only reach the classical limit or the standard quantum limit accuracy. In order to improve the accuracy and sensitivity of the measurement, researchers have turned their attention to the non-classical light field, using the squeezed state, quantum entanglement and other non-classical characteristics. Thus, the measurement accuracy and sensitivity can exceed the shot noise limit level, in some cases even approach the Heisenberg limit to achieve the enhancement of the signal-to-noise ratio. As a continuous variable quantum state, the squeezed state light field has a noise characteristic lower than the shot noise benchmark, and has been used as a good light source to improve the accuracy of quantum measurement since its inception. This novel quantum resource provides an effective means to further improvethe precision of precision measurement. Signal amplification is the most basic part of signal processing and signal measurement, but limited by the no-go theory. Noise is inevitably introduced during the decisive linear amplification of the quantum state, which will destroy the quantum state and reduce the signal-to-noise ratio of the input state. However, a perfect noiseless linear linear amplifier (NLA) can increase the power of the input signal without changing the noise power, thereby achieving a linear increase in the signal-to-noise ratio. Appropriate post-processing of the measurement results to simulate the linear function of a perfect noiseless linear amplifier is called "measurement-based NLA (MB-NLA)". In this article, combining the advantagesof compressed light and noiseless linear amplification technology, a quantum-based precision measurement enhancement scheme based on noiseless linear amplification is realized. Compared with traditional measurement, the signal-to-noise ratio is increasedto 2.00 times.

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    Received: Mar. 5, 2021

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 13, 2021

    The Author Email: LIU Kui (liukui@sxu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/jqo20212702.0202

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