Adaptive single-shot phase measurements: The full quantum theory

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 2169-2185

  Wiseman, H M ^a   Killip, R B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

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EID: 0000777950     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.57.2169     Document Type: Article

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22. This result shows that we would only expect the asymptotic lower bound (6.2) to be relevant for (Formula presented) greater than (Formula presented); that is, for (Formula presented). Thus the absolute lower bound due to the intrinsic phase variance of the squeezed states which comprise the POM is irrelevant unless we have a photon detection scheme that is perfect to 1 part in (Formula presented), which is practically impossible.