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The problem of estimating a generic phase-shift experienced by a quantum state is addressed for a generally degenerate phase shift operator. The optimal positive operator-valued measure is derived along with the optimal input state. Two…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 G. M. D'Ariano , C. Macchiavello , M. F. Sacchi

We present a general framework to study the simultaneous estimation of multiple phases in the presence of noise as a discretized model for phase imaging. This approach can lead to nontrivial bounds of the precision for multiphase…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-08-12 Jie-Dong Yue , Yu-Ran Zhang , Heng Fan

Realisation of experiments even on small and medium-scale quantum computers requires an optimisation of several parameters to achieve high-fidelity operations. As the size of the quantum register increases, the characterisation of quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-08-11 F. Martínez-García , D. Vodola , M. Müller

We present an innovative, platform-independent concept for multiparameter sensing where the measurable parameters are in series, or cascaded, enabling measurements as a function of position. With temporally resolved detection, we show that…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-01-22 Gregory Krueper , Lior Cohen , Juliet T. Gopinath

Quantum multiparameter metrology is hindered by incompatibility issues, such as finding a single probe state (probe incompatibility) and a single measurement (measurement incompatibility) optimal for all parameters. The simultaneous…

Quantum multiparameter estimation offers a framework for the simultaneous estimation of multiple parameters, pertaining to possibly noncommutating observables. While the optimal probe for estimating a single unitary phase is well understood…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-08 Ritopriyo Pal , Priya Ghosh , Ahana Ghoshal , Ujjwal Sen

Squeezed light enables quantum-enhanced phase estimation, with crucial applications in both fundamental physics and emerging technologies. To fully exploit the advantage provided by this approach, estimation protocols must remain optimal…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-17 Giorgio Minati , Enrico Urbani , Nicolò Spagnolo , Valeria Cimini , Fabio Sciarrino

The sensitivity in optical interferometry is strongly affected by losses during the signal propagation or at the detection stage. The optimal quantum states of the probing signals in the presence of loss were recently found. However, in…

We derive fundamental bounds on the maximal achievable precision in multiparameter noisy quantum metrology, valid under the most general entanglement-assisted adaptive strategy, which are tighter than the bounds obtained by a direct use of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-05-27 Francesco Albarelli , Rafal Demkowicz-Dobrzanski

Multi-mode optical interferometers represent the most viable platforms for the successful implementation of several quantum information schemes that take advantage of optical processing. Examples range from quantum communication, sensing…

We present an optimal strategy having finite outcomes for estimating a single parameter of the displacement operator on an arbitrary finite dimensional system using a finite number of identical samples. Assuming the uniform {\it a priori}…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-06 M. Sasaki , A. Carlini , A. Chefles

Multiparameter quantum estimation is made difficult by the following three obstacles. First, incompatibility among different physical quantities poses a limit on the attainable precision. Second, the ultimate precision is not saturated…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-03-14 Jisho Miyazaki , Keiji Matsumoto

Simultaneous quantum estimation of multiple parameters has recently become essential in quantum metrology. Although the ultimate sensitivity of a multiparameter quantum estimation in noiseless environments can beat the standard quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-08-12 Le Bin Ho , Hideaki Hakoshima , Yuichiro Matsuzaki , Masayuki Matsuzaki , Yasushi Kondo

Quantum multiparameter estimation focuses on the simultaneous inference of multiple parameters in quantum systems through measurement and data processing. Its complexity stems from two key factors: measurement incompatibility and parameter…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-15 Bing-Shu Hu , Xiao-Ming Lu

We consider the problem of quantum multi-parameter estimation with experimental constraints and formulate the solution in terms of a convex optimization. Specifically, we outline an efficient method to identify the optimal strategy for…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-05-29 Kevin C. Young , Mohan Sarovar , Robert Kosut , K. Birgitta Whaley

We investigate the ultimate precision achievable in Gaussian quantum metrology. We derive general analytical expressions for the quantum Fisher information matrix and for the measurement compatibility condition, ensuring asymptotic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-07-18 Rosanna Nichols , Pietro Liuzzo-Scorpo , Paul A. Knott , Gerardo Adesso

We find a large class of pure and mixed input states with which the phase estimation precision saturates the Cramer-Rao bound under the compound measurements of parity and particle number. We further propose a quantum-phase-estimation…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-04-23 Haijun Xing , Libin Fu , Su Yi

We investigate phase and frequency estimation with different measurement strategies under the effect of collective phase noise. First, we consider the standard linear estimation scheme and present an experimentally realisable optimization…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-11-08 Sanah Altenburg , Sabine Wölk , Geza Toth , Otfried Gühne

Quantum metrology is the state-of-the-art measurement technology. It uses quantum resources to enhance the sensitivity of phase estimation beyond what reachable within classical physics. While single parameter estimation theory has been…

Quantum sensing with undetected photons is a technique where photons of one wavelength probe a sample, but information is extracted by measuring photons of another wavelength that never interacts with the sample. This has seen significant…