Sensing Based on Quantum Correlation of Photons in the Weak Nonlinear Regime

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Main Authors: Yin, Zi-Qiang, Liu, Zhi-Hao, Tang, Jian, Jing, Hui, Xu, Xun-Wei
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author Yin, Zi-Qiang
Liu, Zhi-Hao
Tang, Jian
Jing, Hui
Xu, Xun-Wei
author_facet Yin, Zi-Qiang
Liu, Zhi-Hao
Tang, Jian
Jing, Hui
Xu, Xun-Wei
contents Quantum correlation of photons based on quantum interference, such as unconventional photon blockade (UPB), has been extensively studied for realizing single-photon sources in weak nonlinear regime. However, how to use this effect for other practical applications is rarely studied. Here, we propose schemes to realize sensitive sensing by the quantum correlation of photons based on quantum interference. We demonstrate that UPB can be observed in the mixing field output from a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) with two cavities in the two arms based on quantum interference. We show that the second-order correlation function of the output field is sensitive to the parameters of system and propose schemes to realize angular velocity and temperature sensing by measuring the second-order correlation of the photons output from the MZI. We find that the second-order correlation function of the output field is much more sensitive to the parameters of system than the mean photon number, which provides an application scenario for the quantum correlation of photons in sensitive sensing.
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spellingShingle Sensing Based on Quantum Correlation of Photons in the Weak Nonlinear Regime
Yin, Zi-Qiang
Liu, Zhi-Hao
Tang, Jian
Jing, Hui
Xu, Xun-Wei
Quantum Physics
Optics
Quantum correlation of photons based on quantum interference, such as unconventional photon blockade (UPB), has been extensively studied for realizing single-photon sources in weak nonlinear regime. However, how to use this effect for other practical applications is rarely studied. Here, we propose schemes to realize sensitive sensing by the quantum correlation of photons based on quantum interference. We demonstrate that UPB can be observed in the mixing field output from a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) with two cavities in the two arms based on quantum interference. We show that the second-order correlation function of the output field is sensitive to the parameters of system and propose schemes to realize angular velocity and temperature sensing by measuring the second-order correlation of the photons output from the MZI. We find that the second-order correlation function of the output field is much more sensitive to the parameters of system than the mean photon number, which provides an application scenario for the quantum correlation of photons in sensitive sensing.
title Sensing Based on Quantum Correlation of Photons in the Weak Nonlinear Regime
topic Quantum Physics
Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.19139