Open AccessQuantum enhanced electro-optic sensor for E-field measurement
Author(s) -
Shuqi Liu,
Yu Chen,
Jiatong Jiang,
Yuan Wu,
Jinxian Guo,
L. Q. Chen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.437535
Subject(s) - quantum sensor , physics , quantum limit , optics , quantum optics , interferometry , quantum , sensitivity (control systems) , quantum metrology , quantum fluctuation , noise (video) , quantum noise , controllability , squeezed coherent state , optoelectronics , quantum information , coherent states , quantum network , quantum mechanics , electronic engineering , computer science , artificial intelligence , image (mathematics) , engineering , mathematics
The measurement of intense E-field is a fundamental need in various research areas. An electro-optic (EO) sensor based on common path interferometer (CPI) is widely used due to its better temperature stability and controllability of optical bias. However, the small EO coefficient leads to poor sensitivity. In this paper, a quantum enhanced EO sensor is proposed by replacing the vacuum state in classical one with a squeezed-vacuum state. Theoretical analysis shows that the performance of the quantum enhanced EO sensor, including signal to noise ratio (SNR) and sensitivity, can always beat the classical one due to the noise suppression caused by the squeezed-vacuum state. Experimental results demonstrate that, there is still a 1.12dB quantum enhancement compared with the classical one when the degree of the squeezed-vacuum is 1.60dB. More importantly, except the increase of the EO coefficient or the optical power, the performance of the EO sensor can also be enhanced via quantum light source. Such a quantum enhanced EO sensor could be practically applied for the measurement of intense E-field.