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Phase estimation in lossy optical interferometry without a reference beam

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Jun Tang
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王冬青 (Dongqing Wang)
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Wei Zhong *
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Lan Zhou
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Yu‐Bo Sheng
DOI:10.1088/1572-9494/ade6dadelete
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Abstract

Abstract

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We investigate phase estimation in a lossy interferometer using entangled coherent states, with a particular focus on a scenario where no reference beam is employed. By calculating the quantum Fisher information, we reveal two key results: (1) the metrological equivalence between scenarios with and without a reference beam, established under ideal lossless conditions for the two-phase-shifting configuration, breaks down in the presence of photon loss, and (2) the pronounced inferior performance of ECSs relative to NOON states, observed in the presence of a reference beam, disappears in its absence.
Keywords:
quantum phase estimation
quantum Fisher information
entangled coherent states
NOON states
reference beam

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Communications in Theoretical Physics
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nanjing university of posts & telecommunications
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