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Precision metrology and quantum measurement often demand matter be prepared in well defined quantum states for both internal and external degrees of freedom. Laser-cooled neutral atoms localized in a deeply confining optical potential…

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In this report we present a general approach for estimating quantum circuits by means of measurements. We apply the developed general approach for estimating the quality of superconducting and optical quantum chips. Using the methods of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-06-18 Yu. I. Bogdanov , N. A. Bogdanova , B. I. Bantysh , D. V. Fastovets , V. F. Lukichev

The working principles of linear optical quantum computing are based on photodetection, namely, projective measurements. The use of photodetection can provide efficient nonlinear interactions between photons at the single-photon level,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-04-09 Hwang Lee , Pieter Kok , Colin P. Williams , Jonathan P. Dowling

A usual assumption in quantum estimation is that the unknown parameter labels the possible states of the system, while it influences neither the sample space of outcomes nor the measurement aimed at extracting information on the parameter…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-01-18 Luigi Seveso , Matteo A. C. Rossi , Matteo G. A. Paris

Quantum metrology allows us to attain a measurement precision that surpasses the classically achievable limit by using quantum characters. The metrology precision is raised from the standard quantum limit (SQL) to the Heisenberg limit (HL)…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-11-21 Yuan-Sheng Wang , Chong Chen , Jun-Hong An

The so-called classical limit of quantum mechanics is generally studied in terms of the decoherence of the state operator that characterizes a system. This is not the only possible approach to decoherence. In previous works we have…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-18 Sebastian Fortin , Leonardo Vanni

Quantum entanglement is one of the most intriguing phenomena in physics, but many presentations of the subject leave a false impression that it provides a sort of "remote control" for changing the state of a distant particle by local…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-08-31 Chad Orzel

Optimal phase estimation of a phase-squeezed quantum state of light has been recently shown to beat the coherent-state limit. Here, the estimation is made robust to uncertainties in underlying parameters using a robust fixed-interval…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-09-14 Shibdas Roy , Ian R. Petersen , Elanor H. Huntington

A common feature of collapse models and an expected signature of the quantization of gravity at energies well below the Planck scale is the deviation from ordinary quantum-mechanical behavior. Here, we analyze the general consequences of…

Resolving the tension between quantum superpositions and the uniqueness of the classical world is a major open problem. One possibility, which is extensively explored both theoretically and experimentally, is that quantum linearity breaks…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-01-27 Angelo Bassi , Dirk-Andre' Deckert , Luca Ferialdi

Quantum effect enables enhanced estimation precision in metrology, with the Heisenberg limit (HL) representing the ultimate limit allowed by quantum mechanics. Although the HL is generally unattainable in the presence of noise, quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-15 Himanshu Sahu , Qian Xu , Sisi Zhou

Quantum metrology is a promising practical use case for quantum technologies, where physical quantities can be measured with unprecedented precision. In lieu of quantum error correction procedures, near term quantum devices are expected to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-12-03 Yingkai Ouyang , Nathan Shettell , Damian Markham

We formulate general conditions necessary for a linear-response detector to reach the quantum limit of measurement efficiency, where the measurement-induced dephasing rate takes on its minimum possible value. These conditions are applicable…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. A. Clerk , S. M. Girvin , A. D. Stone

A central challenge in quantum metrology is identifying optimal measurements that saturate the quantum Cramer-Rao bound under realistic constraints, e.g., local measurements. We show that symmetries of the probe state provide a general…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-10 Jia-Xuan Liu , Hai-Long Shi , Chunfeng Wu , Sixia Yu

Quantum metrology exploits quantum correlations to make precise measurements with limited particle numbers. By utilizing inter- and intra- mode correlations in an optical interferometer, we find a state that combines entanglement and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-04-21 P. A. Knott , T. J. Proctor , A. J. Hayes , J. P. Cooling , J. A. Dunningham

A central feature of quantum metrology is the possibility of Heisenberg scaling, a quadratic improvement over the limits of classical statistics. This scaling, however, is notoriously fragile to noise. While for some noise types it can be…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-06-08 Giulio Chiribella , Xiaobin Zhao

We exhibit three inequalities involving quantum measurement, all of which are sharp and state independent. The first inequality bounds the performance of joint measurement. The second quantifies the trade-off between the measurement quality…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-08-18 Bas Janssens

In quantum mechanics, the Heisenberg uncertainty relation presents an ultimate limit to the precision by which one can predict the outcome of position and momentum measurements on a particle. Heisenberg explicitly stated this relation for…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-11-16 Han Bao , Shenchao Jin , Junlei Duan , Suotang Jia , Klaus Mølmer , Heng Shen , Yanhong Xiao

Quantum metrology exploits quantum resources to enhance measurement precision beyond the classical limit. Conventional protocols normally rely on the preparation of delicate quantum states to acquire these resources, posing a major…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-31 Yuan Liu , Ke-Mi Xu , Hong-Bo Sun , Linhan Lin
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