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Quantum measurements of spatial conjugate variables: Displacement and tilt of a Gaussian beam

Vincent Delaubert, Nicolas Treps, Charles C. Harb, Ping Koy Lam, Hans A. Bachor

quant-pharXiv:quant-ph/0512151

Abstract

We consider the problem of measurement of optical transverse profile parameters and their conjugate variable. Using multi-mode analysis, we introduce the concept of detection noise-modes. For Gaussian beams, displacement and tilt are a pair of transverse profile conjugate variables. We experimentally demonstrate their optimal encoding and detection with a spatial homodyning scheme. Using higher order spatial mode squeezing, we show the sub-shot noise measurements for the displacement and tilt of a Gaussian beam.

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