Quantum-enhanced ladar ranging with squeezed-vacuum injection, phase-sensitive amplification, and slow photodetectors

Quantum Communications and Quantum Imaging IX San Diego, California | August 21, 2011

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Main Authors: Nair, Ranjith (Contributor), Yen, Brent J. (Contributor), Shapiro, Jeffrey H. (Contributor), Chen, Jian (Author), Dutton, Zachary (Author), Guha, Saikat (Author), da Silva, Marcus P. (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research Laboratory of Electronics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SPIE, 2012-09-25T14:29:35Z.
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520 |a Theory has shown [1] that the quantum enhancements afforded by squeezed-vacuum injection (SVI) and phasesensitive amplification (PSA) can improve the spatial resolution of a soft-aperture, homodyne-detection laserradar (ladar) system. Here we show they can improve the range resolution of such a ladar system. In particular, because an experimental PSA-enhanced system is being built whose slow photodetectors imply multi-pulse integration, we develop range-measurement theory that encompasses its processing architecture. We allow the target to have an arbitrary mixture of specular and speckle components, and present computer simulation results demonstrating the range-resolution improvement that accrues from quantum enhancement with PSA. 
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