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Quantum metrology promises measurement precision beyond classical limits by exploiting large-scale quantum states, yet realizing this advantage faces two fundamental challenges: the deterministic preparation of non-trivial quantum probes…

Quantum state tomography is a technique in quantum information science used to reconstruct the density matrix of an unknown quantum state, providing complete information about the quantum state. It is of significant importance in fields…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-23 Wenlong Zhao , Da Zhang , Huili Zhang , Haifeng Yu , Zhang-qi Yin

We review experimental work on the measurement of the quantum state of optical fields, and the relevant theoretical background. The basic technique of optical homodyne tomography is described with particular attention paid to the role…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-08-23 M. G. Raymer , M. Beck

We propose a method to perform precision measurements of the interaction parameters in systems of N ultra-cold spin 1/2 atoms. The spectroscopy is realized by first creating a coherent spin superposition of the two relevant internal states…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-13 A. M. Rey , L. Jiang , M. D. Lukin

Multi-photon absorption processes have a nonlinear dependence on the amplitude of the incident optical field i.e. the number of photons. However, multi-photon absorption is generally weak and multi-photon events occur with extremely low…

The final goal of quantum hypothesis testing is to achieve quantum advantage over all possible classical strategies. In the protocol of quantum reading this advantage is achieved for information retrieval from an optical memory, whose…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-01-22 Giuseppe Ortolano , Elena Losero , Ivano Ruo Berchera , Stefano Pirandola , Marco Genovese

We show that in presence of a local and uncorrelated dephasing noise, quantum advantage can be obtained in the Fisher information-based lower bound of the minimum uncertainty in estimating parameters of the system Hamiltonian. The quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-05-27 Aparajita Bhattacharyya , Ahana Ghoshal , Ujjwal Sen

Proofs of the quantum advantage available in imaging or detecting objects under quantum illumination can rely on optimal measurements without specifying what they are. We use the continuous-variable Gaussian quantum information formalism to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-03-04 Hao Yang , Wojciech Roga , Jonathan D. Pritchard , John Jeffers

Recent advancements in quantum technologies have opened new horizons for exploring the physical world in ways once deemed impossible. Central to these breakthroughs is the concept of quantum advantage, where quantum systems outperform their…

We explore the possibility of using "weak" measurements to carry out quantum state tomography. Given a certain fixed number of copies of identically prepared states of a qubit, we simulate state tomography using weak as well as projective…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-08-06 Debmalya Das , Arvind

We have studied theoretical un-symmetric multi-photon subtracted twin beam state and demonstrated a method for generating states that resembles to high photon number states with the increase in the number of subtracted photons through…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-10-05 N. Samantaray , J. C. F. Matthews , J. G. Rarity

Quantum metrology offers the potential to surpass its classical counterpart, pushing the boundaries of measurement precision toward the ultimate Heisenberg limit. This enhanced precision is normally attained by utilizing large squeezed…

Simultaneous measurement of multiple qubits stored in hyperfine levels of trapped 111Cd+ ions is realized with an intensified charge-coupled device (CCD) imager. A general theory of fluorescence detection for hyperfine qubits is presented…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Acton , K. -A. Brickman , P. C. Haljan , P. J. Lee , L. Deslauriers , C. Monroe

With the advent of gravitational wave detectors employing squeezed light, quantum waveform estimation---estimating a time-dependent signal by means of a quantum-mechanical probe---is of increasing importance. As is well known, backaction of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-06-30 Sami Boulebnane , Mischa P. Woods , Joseph M. Renes

Quantum metrology research promises approaches to build new sensors that achieve the ultimate level of precision measurement and perform fundamentally better than modern sensors. Practical schemes that tolerate realistic fabrication…

We study trade-off relations in information extraction from quantum systems subject to null-result weak measurements, where the absence of a detected photon continuously updates the system state. We present a detailed analysis of qubit and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-15 Luis D. Zambrano Palma , Yusef Maleki , M. Suhail Zubairy

In this article, we investigate the efficiency of photonic state tomography in the presence of fiber attenuation. The theoretical formalism of the photon loss is provided by implementing methods from the theory of open quantum systems. The…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-06-22 Artur Czerwinski , Jakub Szlachetka

In this review we present the potentialities and the achievements of the use of non-classical photon number correlations in twin beams (TWB) states for many applications, ranging from imaging to metrology. Photon number correlations in the…

A measurement scheme of atomic qubits pinned at given positions is studied by analyzing the interference pattern obtained when they emit photons spontaneously. In the case of two qubits, a well-known relation is revisited, in which the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-18 Jun Suzuki , Christian Miniatura , Kae Nemoto

We present the realization of a cavity quantum electrodynamics setup in which photons of strongly different lifetimes are engineered in different harmonic modes of the same cavity. We achieve this in a superconducting transmission line…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-04-06 P. J. Leek , M. Baur , J. M. Fink , R. Bianchetti , L. Steffen , S. Filipp , A. Wallraff