Optimum phase-shift estimation and the quantum description of the phase difference
The problem of a correct quantum description of the phase difference is examined from the perspective of parameter estimation theory. It is shown that an optimum phase-shift measurement defines a phase difference operator which coincides with other approaches to the same problem. We also study the f...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 1996 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) |
| Repositorio: | Docta Complutense |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/59726 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/59726 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | 535 Optical-phase Operator Uncertainty States Light Óptica (Física) 2209.19 Óptica Física |
| Sumario: | The problem of a correct quantum description of the phase difference is examined from the perspective of parameter estimation theory. It is shown that an optimum phase-shift measurement defines a phase difference operator which coincides with other approaches to the same problem. We also study the fundamental limit to the accuracy of a phase difference shift detection. We show that this limit can be reached by a measurement having countable outcomes despite the fact that a phase shift can take any value. We show that this is the case of the phase difference operator defined by an optimum phase-shift measurement. |
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