A new approach is proposed for the metrology of optical measurements – the quantum metrology of photons. The specific nature of measurements of quantum polarization states of single and polarization-entangled photons is examined. The fundamental objectives of the modern metrology of photons are formulated.
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Translated from Izmeritel’naya Tekhnika, No. 3, pp. 24–29, March, 2017.
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Magnitskii, S.A., Frolovtsev, D.N., Agapov, D.P. et al. Metrology of Single Photons for Quantum Information Technologies. Meas Tech 60, 235–241 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11018-017-1179-2
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