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Sensitivity Limitation of an Optical Heterodyne Spectrometer...

by Joseph C Chapman, Nicholas A Peters
Publication Type
Conference Paper
Journal Name
Proceedings Optica Quantum 2.0 Conference
Book Title
Proceedings of the 2022 Quantum 2.0 Conference and Exhibition
Publication Date
Issue
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Publisher Location
United States of America
Conference Name
Quantum 2.0 Conference and Exhibition
Conference Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Conference Sponsor
Optica
Conference Date
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We show an optical heterodyne spectrometer with picometer resolution and high sensitivity. Moreover, we report the quantum limit of detecting multi-mode light using heterodyne detection, and compare it to a typical down conversion source output.