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Photon Counting Compressive Depth Mapping, Gregory A. Howland, Daniel J. Lum, Matthew R. Ware, John C. Howell
Photon Counting Compressive Depth Mapping, Gregory A. Howland, Daniel J. Lum, Matthew R. Ware, John C. Howell
Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research
We demonstrate a compressed sensing, photon counting lidar system based on the single-pixel camera. Our technique recovers both depth and intensity maps from a single under-sampled set of incoherent, linear projections of a scene of interest at ultra-low light levels around 0.5 picowatts. Only two-dimensional reconstructions are required to image a three-dimensional scene. We demonstrate intensity imaging and depth mapping at 256 × 256 pixel transverse resolution with acquisition times as short as 3 seconds. We also show novelty filtering, reconstructing only the difference between two instances of a scene. Finally, we acquire 32 × 32 pixel real-time video for …
Technical Advantages For Weak-Value Amplification: When Less Is More, Andrew N. Jordan, Julián Martínez-Rincón, John C. Howell
Technical Advantages For Weak-Value Amplification: When Less Is More, Andrew N. Jordan, Julián Martínez-Rincón, John C. Howell
Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research
The technical merits of weak-value-amplification techniques are analyzed. We consider models of several different types of technical noise in an optical context and show that weak-value-amplification techniques (which only use a small fraction of the photons) compare favorably with standard techniques (which use all of them). Using the Fisher-information metric, we demonstrate that weak-value techniques can put all of the Fisher information about the detected parameter into a small portion of the events and show how this fact alone gives technical advantages. We go on to consider a time-correlated noise model and find that a Fisher-information analysis indicates that the …
Weak-Values Technique For Velocity Measurements, Gerardo I. Viza, Julián Martínez-Rincón, Gregory A. Howland, Hadas Frostig, Itay Shomroni, Barak Dayan, John C. Howell
Weak-Values Technique For Velocity Measurements, Gerardo I. Viza, Julián Martínez-Rincón, Gregory A. Howland, Hadas Frostig, Itay Shomroni, Barak Dayan, John C. Howell
Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research
In a recent Letter, Brunner and Simon proposed an interferometric scheme using imaginary weak values with a frequency-domain analysis to outperform standard interferometry in longitudinal phase shifts [Phys. Rev. Lett 105, 010405 (2010)]. Here we demonstrate an interferometric scheme combined with a time-domain analysis to measure longitudinal velocities. The technique employs the near-destructive interference of non-Fourier limited pulses, one Doppler shifted due to a moving mirror in a Michelson interferometer. We achieve a velocity measurement of 400 fm/s and show our estimator to be efficient by reaching its Cramér–Rao bound.
Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Steering Inequalities From Entropic Uncertainty Relations, James Schneeloch, Curtis J. Broadbent, Stephen P. Walborn, Eric G. Cavalcanti, John C. Howell
Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Steering Inequalities From Entropic Uncertainty Relations, James Schneeloch, Curtis J. Broadbent, Stephen P. Walborn, Eric G. Cavalcanti, John C. Howell
Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research
We use entropic uncertainty relations to formulate inequalities that witness Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR)-steering correlations in diverse quantum systems. We then use these inequalities to formulate symmetric EPR-steering inequalities using the mutual information. We explore the differing natures of the correlations captured by one-way and symmetric steering inequalities and examine the possibility of exclusive one-way steerability in two-qubit states. Furthermore, we show that steering inequalities can be extended to generalized positive operator-valued measures, and we also derive hybrid steering inequalities between alternate degrees of freedom.
Null Values And Quantum State Discrimination, Oded Zilberberg, Alessandro Romito, David J. Starling, Gregory A. Howland, Curtis J. Broadbent, John C. Howell, Yuval Gefen
Null Values And Quantum State Discrimination, Oded Zilberberg, Alessandro Romito, David J. Starling, Gregory A. Howland, Curtis J. Broadbent, John C. Howell, Yuval Gefen
Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research
We present a measurement protocol for discriminating between two different quantum states of a qubit with high fidelity. The protocol, called null value, is comprised of a projective measurement performed on the system with a small probability (also known as partial collapse), followed by a tuned postselection. We report on an optical experimental implementation of the scheme. We show that our protocol leads to an amplified signal-to-noise ratio (as compared with a straightforward strong measurement) when discerning between the two quantum states.
Rapidly Reconfigurable Optically Induced Photonic Crystals In Hot Rubidium Vapor, Bethany Little, David J. Starling, John C. Howell, Raphael D. Cohen, David Shwa, Nadav Katz
Rapidly Reconfigurable Optically Induced Photonic Crystals In Hot Rubidium Vapor, Bethany Little, David J. Starling, John C. Howell, Raphael D. Cohen, David Shwa, Nadav Katz
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Through periodic index modulation, we create two different types of photonic structures in a heated rubidium vapor for controlled reflection, transmission, and diffraction of light. The modulation is achieved through the use of the ac Stark effect resulting from a standing-wave control field. The periodic intensity structures create translationally invariant index profiles analogous to photonic crystals in spectral regions of steep dispersion. Experimental results are consistent with modeling.
Violation Of Continuous-Variable Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Steering With Discrete Measurements, James Schneeloch, P. Ben Dixon, Gregory A. Howland, Curtis J. Broadbent, John C. Howell
Violation Of Continuous-Variable Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Steering With Discrete Measurements, James Schneeloch, P. Ben Dixon, Gregory A. Howland, Curtis J. Broadbent, John C. Howell
Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research
In this Letter, we derive an entropic Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) steering inequality for continuous-variable systems using only experimentally measured discrete probability distributions and details of the measurement apparatus. We use this inequality to witness EPR steering between the positions and momenta of photon pairs generated in spontaneous parametric down-conversion. We examine the asymmetry between parties in this inequality, and show that this asymmetry can be used to reduce the technical requirements of experimental setups intended to demonstrate the EPR paradox. Furthermore, we develop a more stringent steering inequality that is symmetric between parties, and use it to show that the down-converted …