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Experimental High-Accuracy and Broadband Quantum Frequency Sensing via Geodesic Control

Quantum Physics 2026-01-28 v1

Abstract

Accurate frequency estimation of oscillating signals over a broad bandwidth is a central task in quantum sensing, yet it is often compromised by spurious responses to higher-order harmonics in realistic multi-frequency environments. Here we experimentally demonstrate a high-accuracy and broadband quantum frequency sensing protocol based on geodesic control, implemented using the electron spin of a single nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond. By engineering an intrinsically single-frequency response, geodesic control enables bias-free frequency estimation with strong suppression of harmonic-induced systematic errors across a wide spectral range spanning from the megahertz to the gigahertz regime. Furthermore, by incorporating synchronized readout, we achieve millihertz-level frequency resolution under noisy signal conditions. Our results provide systematic experimental benchmarking of geodesic control for quantum frequency sensing and establish it as a practical approach for high-accuracy metrology in realistic environments.

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@article{arxiv.2601.19356,
  title  = {Experimental High-Accuracy and Broadband Quantum Frequency Sensing via Geodesic Control},
  author = {Si-Qi Chen and Qi-Tao Duan and Teng Li and He Lu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.19356},
  year   = {2026}
}

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16 pages, 6 figures,

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