TY - JOUR AU - Rudnicki, Lukasz AU - Sánchez Soto, Luis Lorenzo AU - Leuchs, Gerd AU - Boyd, R. W. PY - 2020 DO - 10.1364/OL.392955 SN - 0146-9592 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/6604 T2 - Optics letters AB - We establish the ultimate limits that quantum theory imposes on the accuracy attainable in optical ellipsometry. We show that the standard quantum limit, as usually reached when the incident light is in a coherent state, can be surpassed with the use... LA - eng M2 - 4607 PB - Optical Society of America KW - Phase-Difference KW - Noise TI - Fundamental quantum limits in ellipsometry TY - journal article VL - 45 ER -