Identifier

etd-04192010-140026

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Physics and Astronomy

Document Type

Dissertation

Abstract

In this thesis we will theoretically investigate three potentially useful physical systems, after first developing the theoretical framework necessary for studying them. First, we will study the multiphoton absorption properties of maximally path entangled number (N00N) states. This is directly relevant to quantum lithography, and beating the Rayleigh diffraction limit. Next, we will develop a new scheme for quantum interferometry: dubbed coherent-light boosted super-sensitive quantum interferometry, which has the potential to reach below the shot noise limit for high photon fluxes, and requires no esoteric detection protocol, or technological elements that have yet to be developed. Finally we propose a method to perform parity detection on the output modes of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer that has been fed with two-mode squeezed vacuum. This detection scheme relies on a double homodyning technique, that makes intensity correlation measurements at a series of chosen bias phases. Sub-Heisenberg sensitivity scaling is expected for this setup.

Date

2010

Document Availability at the Time of Submission

Release the entire work immediately for access worldwide.

Committee Chair

Dowling, Jonathan

DOI

10.31390/gradschool_dissertations.1032

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