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Quantum Fisher information and photon statistics from shift current shot noise

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 41, October 2026. SignificanceQuantum states of light carry useful information in their fluctuations, but converting those fluctuations into an electrical signal remains difficult. We identify a distinct route based on shift current: a local change in polarization in a ...

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