Quantum interrogation of imperfect absorbers using post-selection

We propose a scheme for quantum interrogation measurements using constructive interference and post-selection to achieve single-pass high-efficiency detection for imperfect absorbers. We illustrate that our method works for heralded single-photon and weak attenuated sources. We also study the influe...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Abdullah Ijaz, Syed Bilal Hyder Shah, Muhammad Sabieh Anwar
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Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:JPhys Photonics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7647/adf165
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description We propose a scheme for quantum interrogation measurements using constructive interference and post-selection to achieve single-pass high-efficiency detection for imperfect absorbers. We illustrate that our method works for heralded single-photon and weak attenuated sources. We also study the influence of noise in our experimental implementation and show that post-selection imparts additional robustness to the scheme against noise. We further demonstrate that fringe visibility from post-selection interferometry can be used to quantify the transmittance of the imperfect absorber. An interesting link between the interrogation and weak values of nonunitary operators is also highlighted.
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spelling doaj-art-222e65493a944dafa475ade2b601aa7e2025-08-20T03:09:24ZengIOP PublishingJPhys Photonics2515-76472025-01-017303503110.1088/2515-7647/adf165Quantum interrogation of imperfect absorbers using post-selectionMuhammad Abdullah Ijaz0https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1264-6668Syed Bilal Hyder Shah1Muhammad Sabieh Anwar2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5039-8828Department of Physics, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) , Opposite Sector U, DHA, Lahore 54792, PakistanDepartment of Physics, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) , Opposite Sector U, DHA, Lahore 54792, PakistanDepartment of Physics, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) , Opposite Sector U, DHA, Lahore 54792, PakistanWe propose a scheme for quantum interrogation measurements using constructive interference and post-selection to achieve single-pass high-efficiency detection for imperfect absorbers. We illustrate that our method works for heralded single-photon and weak attenuated sources. We also study the influence of noise in our experimental implementation and show that post-selection imparts additional robustness to the scheme against noise. We further demonstrate that fringe visibility from post-selection interferometry can be used to quantify the transmittance of the imperfect absorber. An interesting link between the interrogation and weak values of nonunitary operators is also highlighted.https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7647/adf165quantum interferenceinteraction-free measurementweak value amplification
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Quantum interrogation of imperfect absorbers using post-selection
JPhys Photonics
quantum interference
interaction-free measurement
weak value amplification
title Quantum interrogation of imperfect absorbers using post-selection
title_full Quantum interrogation of imperfect absorbers using post-selection
title_fullStr Quantum interrogation of imperfect absorbers using post-selection
title_full_unstemmed Quantum interrogation of imperfect absorbers using post-selection
title_short Quantum interrogation of imperfect absorbers using post-selection
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topic quantum interference
interaction-free measurement
weak value amplification
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