We demonstrate a resolution enhancement scheme of radio-frequency signals by tailoring a phase-squeezed state.The echo radio-frequency signals collected by photonic radar give rise to displacements in the phase quadra...We demonstrate a resolution enhancement scheme of radio-frequency signals by tailoring a phase-squeezed state.The echo radio-frequency signals collected by photonic radar give rise to displacements in the phase quadrature of a probe laser and are estimated by the balanced homodyne detector.In contrast to the conventional coherent state,the noise variances for radio-frequency estimation with a squeezed state are reduced by approximately 6.9 dB.According to the Rayleigh criterion that defines the resolution limit,the minimum resolvable displacement Δa with a squeezed state is reduced to 45%compared to that with a coherent state,demonstrating the quantum advantage.The squeezing-enhanced technique has extensive applications for multitarget recognition and tracking in contemporary photonic radar systems.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.62225504,12274275,62027821,U22A6003,62035015,62375162,12304399,and 12174234)the Key R&D Program of Shanxi(No.202302150101015)the Fundamental Research Program of Shanxi Province(Nos.202303021212003 and 202303021224006).
文摘We demonstrate a resolution enhancement scheme of radio-frequency signals by tailoring a phase-squeezed state.The echo radio-frequency signals collected by photonic radar give rise to displacements in the phase quadrature of a probe laser and are estimated by the balanced homodyne detector.In contrast to the conventional coherent state,the noise variances for radio-frequency estimation with a squeezed state are reduced by approximately 6.9 dB.According to the Rayleigh criterion that defines the resolution limit,the minimum resolvable displacement Δa with a squeezed state is reduced to 45%compared to that with a coherent state,demonstrating the quantum advantage.The squeezing-enhanced technique has extensive applications for multitarget recognition and tracking in contemporary photonic radar systems.