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Lectures on Quantum Optics and Quantum Information

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Measuring Optical C<strong>on</strong>tinuous-Variables<br />

THE tool : Homodyne detecti<strong>on</strong><br />

<strong>Quantum</strong> state<br />

50/50<br />

Photocurrent<br />

subtracti<strong>on</strong><br />

Local oscillator<br />

Adjustable Phase<br />

• Annihilati<strong>on</strong> operators of the mixed modes:<br />

• After subtracti<strong>on</strong>, the resulting photocurrent operator is:<br />

• Mean Value <strong>and</strong> variance for :<br />

Local oscillator<br />

- Overall Efficiency -<br />

Photodiode efficiency<br />

Interference Visibility V<br />

tot = .V2<br />

(ex: 0.99 x 0.992 =0.97)<br />

For large phot<strong>on</strong> number in lo:

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