Quantum fluctuations and noise in interferometry and photodetection: Applications in optical sensing and micromanipulation

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Abstract

Accurate optical sensing and micromanipulation requires sensitive measurements of the position, orientation, and dynamics of small particles - and sometimes even large objects - under consideration. The signals acquired in the process, including those needed for the feedback control of these particles and objects, are inevitably contaminated by quantum fluctuations and noise that accompany the physical processes of optical interference and photodetection (or photon counting). This paper explores the origins of signal fluctuation and quantum noise that are inevitably associated with such sensitive measurements.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationOptical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XXI
EditorsKishan Dholakia, Kishan Dholakia, Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Giovanni Volpe
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510678842
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
EventOptical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XXI 2024 - San Diego, United States
Duration: Aug 18 2024Aug 22 2024

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume13112
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceOptical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XXI 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period8/18/248/22/24

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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