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We present a quantum-enhanced protocol for detecting wave-like dark matter using an array of $N$ entangled superconducting cavities initialized in an $m$-photon Fock state. By distributing and recollecting the quantum state with an…

Quantum illumination uses quantum entanglement as a resource to enable higher-resolution detection of low-reflectivity targets than is possible with classical techniques. This revolutionary technology could transform modern radar. However,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-24 Wei Wu , Jun-Hong An

Current implementations of quantum key distribution (QKD) typically rely on prepare-and-measure (P&M) schemes. Unfortunately, these implementations are not completely secure, unless security proofs fully incorporate all imperfections of…

Determining the presence of a potential optical source in the interest region is important for an imaging system and can be achieved by using hypothesis testing. The previous studies assume that the potential source is completely…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-23 Jian-Dong Zhang , Kexin Zhang , Lili Hou , Shuai Wang

Entangled light sources for illuminating objects offer advantages over conventional illumination methods by enhancing the detection sensitivity of reflecting objects. The core of the quantum advantage lies in effectively exploiting quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-24 Kanad Sengupta , K. Muhammed Shafi , Soumya Asokan , C. M. Chandrashekar

Quick detection of transmittance changes in optical channel is crucial for secure communication. We demonstrate that pre-shared entanglement using two-mode squeezed vacuum states significantly reduces detection latency compared to classical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-11 Zihao Gong , Saikat Guha

In quantum illumination, various detection schemes have been proposed for harnessing remaining quantum correlations of the entanglement-based resource state. To this date, the only successful implementation in the microwave domain relies on…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-01-09 F. Kronowetter , M. Würth , W. Utschick , R. Gross , K. G. Fedorov

Quantum illumination has been proposed and demonstrated to improve the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in light detection and ranging (LiDAR). When relying on coincidence detection, such a quantum LiDAR is limited by the response time of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-08-02 Gewei Qian , Xingqi Xu , Shun-An Zhu , Chenran Xu , Fei Gao , V. V. Yakovlev , Xu Liu , Shi-Yao Zhu , Da-Wei Wang

This paper describes computationally efficient approaches and associated theoretical performance guarantees for the detection of known targets and anomalies from few projection measurements of the underlying signals. The proposed approaches…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2015-06-03 Kalyani Krishnamurthy , Rebecca Willett , Maxim Raginsky

In continuation of an earlier study, we explore a Neymann-Pearson hypothesis testing scenario where, under the null hypothesis ($\cal{H}_0$), the received signal is a white noise process $N_t$, which is not Gaussian in general, and under…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-05-07 Yossi Marciano , Neri Merhav

We present a new method for target finding and ranging in Lidar applications using high-dimensional Bell states. Combined with a sequential decision rule, this scheme asymptotically achieves zero error probability with finite energy…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-21 Armanpreet Pannu , Amr S. Helmy , Hesham El Gamal

We investigate optimal discrimination between two projective single-qubit measurements in a scenario where the measurement can be performed only once. We consider general setting involving a tunable fraction of inconclusive outcomes and we…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-12-01 M. Mikova , M. Sedlak , I. Straka , M. Micuda , M. Ziman , M. Jezek , M. Dusek , J. Fiurasek

Entanglement is a key resource to demonstrate quantum advantage over classical strategies. Entanglement in quantum states is one of the most well-explored areas in quantum physics. However, a rigorous approach to understanding and detecting…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-02-12 Shubhayan Sarkar

In the last years several estimation strategies have been formulated to determine the value of an unknown parameter in the most precise way, taking into account the presence of noise. These strategies typically rely on the use of quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-08-31 Andrea Smirne , Andreas Lemmer , Martin B. Plenio , Susana F. Huelga

Quantum key distribution (QKD) theoretically offers information-theoretic security. The prevailing approach is the prepare-and-measure BB84 protocol, which implements QKD using conventional laser rather than single-photon source via the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-20 Rong-Zheng Liu , Hua-Lei Yin

Entanglement constitutes a key characteristic feature of quantum matter. Its detection, however, still faces major challenges. In this letter, we formulate a framework for probing entanglement based on machine learning techniques. The…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-08-18 Jun Yong Khoo , Markus Heyl

It is important to find feasible measurement bounds for quantum information protocols. We present analytic bounds for quantum illumination with Gaussian states when using an on-off detection or a photon number resolving (PNR) detection,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-11-06 Su-Yong Lee , Dong Hwan Kim , Yonggi Jo , Taek Jeong , Duk Y. Kim , Zaeill Kim

We show how to distribute with percentage success probabilities almost perfectly entangled qubit memory pairs over repeater channel segments of the order of the optical attenuation distance. In addition to some weak, dispersive light-matter…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-05-29 Ludmila Praxmeyer , Peter van Loock

In 2011, Nair published a no-go theorem for quantum radar target detection [Phys. Rev. A {\bf 84}, 032312 (2011)]. He showed, under fairly general assumptions, that a coherent-state radar's error probability was within a factor of two of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-10-05 Jeffrey H. Shapiro

Quantum sensing, built upon fundamental quantum phenomena like entanglement and squeezing, is revolutionizing precision and sensitivity across diverse domains, including quantum metrology and imaging. Its impact is now stretching into radar…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-04-24 Ricardo Gallego Torrome , Shabir Barzanjeh