Brillouin microscopy is an emerging label-free imaging technique used to assess local
viscoelastic properties. Quantum-enhanced stimulated Brillouin scattering is demonstrated …

Nonlinear optics has been a very dynamic field of research with spectacular phenomena
discovered mainly after the invention of lasers. The combination of high intensity fields with …

Two-photon absorption (TPA) fluorescence of biomarkers has been decisive in advancing
the fields of biosensing and deep-tissue in vivo imaging of live specimens. However, due to …

Strong quantum correlated sources are essential but delicate resources for quantum
information science and engineering protocols. Decoherence and loss are the two main …

We analyze theoretically and experimentally cases of asymmetric detection, stimulation, and
loss within a quantum nonlinear interferometer of entangled pairs. We show that the visibility …

Absorption measurement is an exceptionally versatile tool for many applications in science
and engineering. For absorption measurements using laser beams of light, the sensitivity is …

Balanced homodyne detection relies on a beam splitter to superpose the weak signal input
and strong local oscillator. However, recent investigation shows that a high gain phase …

Squeezed light is a quantum resource that can improve the sensitivity of optical
measurements. However, existing sources of squeezed light generally require high powers …

We experimentally investigate near-infrared optical field generation through simultaneous
three-wave mixing (TWM) and six-wave mixing (SWM) processes in room-temperature …

The expanded uncertainty of the measured Brillouin scattering shift frequencies is essential
in assessing the measurements of parameters of various materials. We describe the general …