Heterodyne detection enhanced by quantum correlation

Boya Xie; Sheng Feng

doi:10.3788/COL202119.072701

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 19, Issue 7, 072701(2021)

Heterodyne detection enhanced by quantum correlation

Boya Xie and Sheng Feng^*

Hubei Key Laboratory of Modern Manufacturing Quality Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China

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