中国物理B ›› 2024, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (10): 100305-100305.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/ad72e2

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On-chip quantum NOON state sensing for temperature and humidity

Weihong Luo(罗伟宏)†, Chao Wu(吴超)†, Yuxing Du(杜昱星)†, Chang Zhao(赵畅), Miaomiao Yu(余苗苗), Pingyu Zhu(朱枰谕), Kaikai Zhang(张凯凯), and Ping Xu(徐平)‡   

  1. Institute for Quantum Information & State Key Laboratory of High Performance Computing, College of Computer Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 收稿日期:2024-07-17 修回日期:2024-08-23 接受日期:2024-08-23 发布日期:2024-09-21
  • 通讯作者: Ping Xu E-mail:pingxu520@nju.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No. 2022YFF0712800) and Innovation Program for Quantum Science and Technology (Grant No. 2021ZD0301500).

On-chip quantum NOON state sensing for temperature and humidity

Weihong Luo(罗伟宏)†, Chao Wu(吴超)†, Yuxing Du(杜昱星)†, Chang Zhao(赵畅), Miaomiao Yu(余苗苗), Pingyu Zhu(朱枰谕), Kaikai Zhang(张凯凯), and Ping Xu(徐平)‡   

  1. Institute for Quantum Information & State Key Laboratory of High Performance Computing, College of Computer Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • Received:2024-07-17 Revised:2024-08-23 Accepted:2024-08-23 Published:2024-09-21
  • Contact: Ping Xu E-mail:pingxu520@nju.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No. 2022YFF0712800) and Innovation Program for Quantum Science and Technology (Grant No. 2021ZD0301500).

摘要: A maximal photon number entangled state, namely NOON state, can be adopted for sensing with a quantum enhanced precision. In this work, we designed silicon quantum photonic chips containing two types of Mach-Zehnder interferometers wherein the two-photon NOON state, sensing element for temperature or humidity, is generated. Compared with classical light or single photon case, two-photon NOON state sensing shows a solid enhancement in the sensing resolution and precision. As the first demonstration of on-chip quantum photonic sensing, it reveals the advantages of photonic chips for high integration density, small-size, stability for multiple-parameter sensing serviceability. A higher sensing precision is expected to beat the standard quantum limit with a higher photon number NOON state.

关键词: quantum sensing, NOON state, photonic chip

Abstract: A maximal photon number entangled state, namely NOON state, can be adopted for sensing with a quantum enhanced precision. In this work, we designed silicon quantum photonic chips containing two types of Mach-Zehnder interferometers wherein the two-photon NOON state, sensing element for temperature or humidity, is generated. Compared with classical light or single photon case, two-photon NOON state sensing shows a solid enhancement in the sensing resolution and precision. As the first demonstration of on-chip quantum photonic sensing, it reveals the advantages of photonic chips for high integration density, small-size, stability for multiple-parameter sensing serviceability. A higher sensing precision is expected to beat the standard quantum limit with a higher photon number NOON state.

Key words: quantum sensing, NOON state, photonic chip

中图分类号:  (Quantum information)

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42.50.Dv (Quantum state engineering and measurements) 42.82.-m (Integrated optics) 42.65.-k (Nonlinear optics)