Fundamental quantum limits in ellipsometry
Łukasz Rudnicki, L. L. Sánchez-Soto, Gerd Leuchs, Robert W. Boyd
Abstract
We establish the ultimate limits that quantum theory imposes on the accuracy attainable in optical ellipsometry. We show that the standard quantum limit, as usually reached when the incident light is in a coherent state, can be surpassed with the use of appropriate squeezed states and, for tailored beams, even pushed to the ultimate Heisenberg limit.
Topics & Concepts
Quantum limitOpticsQuantum imagingPhysicsHeisenberg limitLimit (mathematics)QuantumQuantum opticsCoherent statesQuantum metrologyUncertainty principleQuantum mechanicsQuantum stateEllipsometryQuantum informationQuantum networkThin filmMathematicsMathematical analysisOptical Polarization and EllipsometrySpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesOrbital Angular Momentum in Optics