Quantum illumination with simple detection

Yang, Hao and Roga, Wojciech and Pritchard, Jonathan and Jeffers, John; Diamanti, Eleni and Ducci, Sara and Treps, Nicolas and Whitlock, Shannon, eds. (2020) Quantum illumination with simple detection. In: Quantum Technologies 2020. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering . SPIE, FRA. ISBN 9781510634664 (https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2555390)

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Abstract

We show that by using the non-classical two-mode squeezed vacuum (TMSV) to illuminate an object, quantum correlations contribute to a detectable enhancement even under regimes of high signal loss and background thermal noise. We also consider a realistic measurement scenario with click detectors, along with sequential Bayesian inference; a single click on one mode of the TMSV produces a vacuum removed thermal state which enhances the probability of subsequent click detection.