Squeezed states belong to the most prominent non-classical resources.They have compelling applications in precise measurement, quantum computation, and detection.Here, we report on the direct measurement of 13.8 d B s...Squeezed states belong to the most prominent non-classical resources.They have compelling applications in precise measurement, quantum computation, and detection.Here, we report on the direct measurement of 13.8 d B squeezed vacuum states by improving the interference efficiency and gain of balanced homodyne detection.By employing an auxiliary laser beam, the homodyne visibility is increased to 99.8%.The equivalent loss of the electronic noise is reduced to 0.05% by integrating a junction field-effect transistor(JFET) buffering input and another JFET bootstrap structure in the balanced homodyne detector.展开更多
Balanced homodyne detection has been introduced as a reliable technique of reconstructing the quantum state of a single photon Fock state, which is based on coupling the single photon state and a strong coherent local...Balanced homodyne detection has been introduced as a reliable technique of reconstructing the quantum state of a single photon Fock state, which is based on coupling the single photon state and a strong coherent local oscillator in a beam splitter and detecting the field quadrature at the output ports separately. The main challenge associated with a tomographic characterization of the single photon state is mode matching between the single photon state and the local oscillator. Utilizing the heralded single photon generated by the spontaneous parametric process, the multi-mode theoretical model of quantum interference between the single photon state and the coherent state in the fiber beam splitter is established.Moreover, the analytical expressions of the temporal-mode matching coefficient and interference visibility and relationship between the two parameters are shown. In the experimental scheme, the interference visibility under various temporalmode matching coefficients is demonstrated, which is almost accordant with the theoretical value. Our work explores the principle of temporal-mode matching between the single photon state and the coherent photon state, originated from a local oscillator, and could provide guidance for designing the high-performance balanced homodyne detection system.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(Nos.11654002,61575114,11874250,and 11804207)National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2016YFA0301401)+2 种基金Program for Sanjin Scholar of Shanxi ProvinceProgram for Outstanding Innovative Teams of Higher Learning Institutions of ShanxiFund for Shanxi “1331 Project”Key Subjects Construction
文摘Squeezed states belong to the most prominent non-classical resources.They have compelling applications in precise measurement, quantum computation, and detection.Here, we report on the direct measurement of 13.8 d B squeezed vacuum states by improving the interference efficiency and gain of balanced homodyne detection.By employing an auxiliary laser beam, the homodyne visibility is increased to 99.8%.The equivalent loss of the electronic noise is reduced to 0.05% by integrating a junction field-effect transistor(JFET) buffering input and another JFET bootstrap structure in the balanced homodyne detector.
基金Project supported by the National Special Fund for Major Research Instrument Development of China(Grant No.11527808)the Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11504262)+2 种基金the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2014CB340103)the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China(Grant No.20120032110055)the Tianjin Research Program of Application Foundation and Advanced Technology,China(Grant No.14JCQNJC02300)
文摘Balanced homodyne detection has been introduced as a reliable technique of reconstructing the quantum state of a single photon Fock state, which is based on coupling the single photon state and a strong coherent local oscillator in a beam splitter and detecting the field quadrature at the output ports separately. The main challenge associated with a tomographic characterization of the single photon state is mode matching between the single photon state and the local oscillator. Utilizing the heralded single photon generated by the spontaneous parametric process, the multi-mode theoretical model of quantum interference between the single photon state and the coherent state in the fiber beam splitter is established.Moreover, the analytical expressions of the temporal-mode matching coefficient and interference visibility and relationship between the two parameters are shown. In the experimental scheme, the interference visibility under various temporalmode matching coefficients is demonstrated, which is almost accordant with the theoretical value. Our work explores the principle of temporal-mode matching between the single photon state and the coherent photon state, originated from a local oscillator, and could provide guidance for designing the high-performance balanced homodyne detection system.
