Four-state discrimination scheme beyond the heterodyne limit

Christian R. Müller, Mario A. Usuga, Christoffer Wittmann, Masahiro Takeoka, Christoph Marquardt, Ulrik L. Andersen, Gerd Leuchs

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Abstract

We propose and experimentally demonstrate a hybrid discrimination scheme for the quadrature phase shift keying protocol, which outperforms heterodyne detection for any signal power. The discrimination is composed of a quadrature measurement, feed forward and photon detection.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationQuantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, QELS 2012
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
EventQuantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, QELS 2012 - San Jose, CA, United States
Duration: 2012 May 62012 May 11

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
ISSN (Electronic)2162-2701

Other

OtherQuantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, QELS 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Jose, CA
Period12/5/612/5/11

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Instrumentation
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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