Theoretical comparison of quantum and classical illumination for simple detection-based LIDAR

Richard J. Murchie; Jonathan D. Pritchard; John Jeffers

doi:10.1117/12.2597042

1 August 2021 Theoretical comparison of quantum and classical illumination for simple detection-based LIDAR

Richard J. Murchie, Jonathan D. Pritchard, John Jeffers

Proceedings Volume 11835, Quantum Communications and Quantum Imaging XIX; 118350G (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2597042
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2021, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Use of non-classical light in a quantum illumination scheme provides an advantage over classical illumination when used for LIDAR with a simple and realistic detection scheme based on Geiger-mode single photon detectors. Here we provide an analysis that accounts for the additional information gained when detectors do not fire that is typically neglected and show an improvement in performance of quantum illumination. Moreover, we provide a theoretical framework quantifying performance of both quantum and classical illumination for simple target detection, showing parameters for which a quantum advantage exists. Knowledge of the regimes that demonstrate a quantum advantage will inform where possible practical quantum LIDAR utilising non-classical light could be realised.

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Richard J. Murchie, Jonathan D. Pritchard, and John Jeffers "Theoretical comparison of quantum and classical illumination for simple detection-based LIDAR", Proc. SPIE 11835, Quantum Communications and Quantum Imaging XIX, 118350G (1 August 2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2597042

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