Optimal Measurement of Telecom Wavelength Single Photon Polarisation via Hong-Ou-Mandel Interferometry

Autor: Fabrizio Sgobba, Deborah Katia Pallotti, Arianna Elefante, Stefano Dello Russo, Daniele Dequal, Mario Siciliani de Cumis, Luigi Santamaria Amato
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Photonics, Vol 10, Iss 1, p 72 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2304-6732
DOI: 10.3390/photonics10010072
Popis: The use of statistical estimation theory to boost the metrological performance of the measurement apparatus is becoming increasingly popular in a wide range of applications. Recently, such an approach has been adopted in Hong Ou Mandel interferometry, setting a new record in time delay and polarization measurement. Here, we extend these pioneering experiments in the telecom range to unlock the full potential of the information-based approach combined with a versatile spectral range, aiming for its adoption in fiber-coupled devices of up to hundreds of kilometers long as bobines or optical networks. Our measurement saturates the Cramér-Rao bound and in a long lasting experiment returns an Allan deviation of the polarization angle of 0.002 degs in 1 h of integration time.
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