--- _id: '9001' abstract: - lang: eng text: Quantum illumination is a sensing technique that employs entangled signal-idler beams to improve the detection efficiency of low-reflectivity objects in environments with large thermal noise. The advantage over classical strategies is evident at low signal brightness, a feature which could make the protocol an ideal prototype for non-invasive scanning or low-power short-range radar. Here we experimentally investigate the concept of quantum illumination at microwave frequencies, by generating entangled fields using a Josephson parametric converter which are then amplified to illuminate a room-temperature object at a distance of 1 meter. Starting from experimental data, we simulate the case of perfect idler photon number detection, which results in a quantum advantage compared to the relative classical benchmark. Our results highlight the opportunities and challenges on the way towards a first room-temperature application of microwave quantum circuits. acknowledgement: "This work was supported by the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria), the European Research Council under grant agreement number 758053 (ERC StG QUNNECT) and the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement number 862644 (FET Open QUARTET). S.B. acknowledges support from the Marie Skłodowska Curie\r\nfellowship number 707438 (MSC-IF SUPEREOM), DV acknowledge support from EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement number 732894 (FET Proactive HOT) and the Project QuaSeRT funded by the QuantERA ERANET Cofund in Quantum Technologies, and J.M.F from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) through BeyondC (F71), a NOMIS foundation research grant, and the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and\r\ninnovation programme under grant agreement number 732894 (FET Proactive\r\nHOT)." article_number: '9266397' article_processing_charge: No author: - first_name: Shabir full_name: Barzanjeh, Shabir id: 2D25E1F6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Barzanjeh orcid: 0000-0003-0415-1423 - first_name: Stefano full_name: Pirandola, Stefano last_name: Pirandola - first_name: David full_name: Vitali, David last_name: Vitali - first_name: Johannes M full_name: Fink, Johannes M id: 4B591CBA-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Fink orcid: 0000-0001-8112-028X citation: ama: 'Barzanjeh S, Pirandola S, Vitali D, Fink JM. Microwave quantum illumination with a digital phase-conjugated receiver. In: IEEE National Radar Conference - Proceedings. Vol 2020. IEEE; 2020. doi:10.1109/RadarConf2043947.2020.9266397' apa: 'Barzanjeh, S., Pirandola, S., Vitali, D., & Fink, J. M. (2020). Microwave quantum illumination with a digital phase-conjugated receiver. In IEEE National Radar Conference - Proceedings (Vol. 2020). Florence, Italy: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/RadarConf2043947.2020.9266397' chicago: Barzanjeh, Shabir, Stefano Pirandola, David Vitali, and Johannes M Fink. “Microwave Quantum Illumination with a Digital Phase-Conjugated Receiver.” In IEEE National Radar Conference - Proceedings, Vol. 2020. IEEE, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1109/RadarConf2043947.2020.9266397. ieee: S. Barzanjeh, S. Pirandola, D. Vitali, and J. M. Fink, “Microwave quantum illumination with a digital phase-conjugated receiver,” in IEEE National Radar Conference - Proceedings, Florence, Italy, 2020, vol. 2020, no. 9. ista: 'Barzanjeh S, Pirandola S, Vitali D, Fink JM. 2020. Microwave quantum illumination with a digital phase-conjugated receiver. IEEE National Radar Conference - Proceedings. RadarConf: National Conference on Radar vol. 2020, 9266397.' mla: Barzanjeh, Shabir, et al. “Microwave Quantum Illumination with a Digital Phase-Conjugated Receiver.” IEEE National Radar Conference - Proceedings, vol. 2020, no. 9, 9266397, IEEE, 2020, doi:10.1109/RadarConf2043947.2020.9266397. short: S. Barzanjeh, S. Pirandola, D. Vitali, J.M. Fink, in:, IEEE National Radar Conference - Proceedings, IEEE, 2020. conference: end_date: 2020-09-25 location: Florence, Italy name: 'RadarConf: National Conference on Radar' start_date: 2020-09-21 date_created: 2021-01-10T23:01:17Z date_published: 2020-09-21T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2023-08-24T11:10:49Z day: '21' department: - _id: JoFi doi: 10.1109/RadarConf2043947.2020.9266397 ec_funded: 1 external_id: arxiv: - '1908.03058' isi: - '000612224900089' intvolume: ' 2020' isi: 1 issue: '9' language: - iso: eng main_file_link: - open_access: '1' url: https://arxiv.org/abs/1908.03058 month: '09' oa: 1 oa_version: Preprint project: - _id: 26336814-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 call_identifier: H2020 grant_number: '758053' name: A Fiber Optic Transceiver for Superconducting Qubits - _id: 237CBA6C-32DE-11EA-91FC-C7463DDC885E call_identifier: H2020 grant_number: '862644' name: Quantum readout techniques and technologies - _id: 258047B6-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 call_identifier: H2020 grant_number: '707438' name: 'Microwave-to-Optical Quantum Link: Quantum Teleportation and Quantum Illumination with cavity Optomechanics SUPEREOM' - _id: 257EB838-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 call_identifier: H2020 grant_number: '732894' name: Hybrid Optomechanical Technologies publication: IEEE National Radar Conference - Proceedings publication_identifier: isbn: - '9781728189420' issn: - 1097-5659 publication_status: published publisher: IEEE quality_controlled: '1' related_material: record: - id: '7910' relation: earlier_version status: public scopus_import: '1' status: public title: Microwave quantum illumination with a digital phase-conjugated receiver type: conference user_id: 4359f0d1-fa6c-11eb-b949-802e58b17ae8 volume: 2020 year: '2020' ...