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Quantum Fisher information is a key concept in the field of quantum metrology, which aims to enhance the parameter accuracy by using quantum resources. In this paper, utilizing a representation of quantum Fisher information for a general…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-07-14 Xiao-Xing Jing , Jing Liu , Heng-Na Xiong , Xiaoguang Wang

We study the fundamental bounds on precision measurements of parameters contained in a time-dependent nonlinear optomechanical Hamiltonian, which includes the nonlinear light-matter coupling, a mechanical displacement term, and a…

Recently, Bender et al. have considered the quantum brachistochrone problem for the non-Hermitian $\cal PT$-symmetric quantum system and have shown that the optimal time evolution required to transform a given initial state $|\psi_i\rangle$…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-07-07 Alexander I. Nesterov

Non-Hermitian systems satisfying parity-time (PT) symmetry have aroused considerable interest owing to their exotic features. Anti-PT symmetry is an important counterpart of the PT symmetry, and has been studied in various classical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-06-21 Ji Bian , Pengfei Lu , Teng Liu , Hao Wu , Xinxin Rao , Kunxu Wang , Qifeng Lao , Yang Liu , Feng Zhu , Le Luo

We consider the general problem of estimating an unknown control parameter of an open quantum system. We establish a direct relation between the evolution of both system and environment and the precision with which the parameter can be…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-02-10 Katarzyna Macieszczak , Madalin Guta , Igor Lesanovsky , Juan P. Garrahan

We derive several expressions for the quantum Fisher information matrix (QFIM) for the multi-parameter estimation of multi-mode Gaussian quantum states, the corresponding symmetric logarithmic derivatives, and conditions for saturability of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-12-30 Dominik Šafránek

The quantum Fisher information (QFI) is a fundamental quantity of interest in many areas from quantum metrology to quantum information theory. It can in particular be used as a witness to establish the degree of multi-particle entanglement…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-01-26 Aniket Rath , Cyril Branciard , Anna Minguzzi , Benoît Vermersch

We explore the relation between quantum geometry in non-Hermitian systems and physically measurable phenomena. We highlight various situations in which the behavior of a non-Hermitian system is best understood in terms of quantum geometry,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-16 Anton Montag , Tomoki Ozawa

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

Non-Hermitian systems have emerged as a powerful paradigm for ultrasensitive sensing, leveraging unique spectral and dynamical properties that find no counterparts in Hermitian physics. While recent theoretical assessments have established…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-24 Kun Yang , Yaoming Chu , Ning Wang , Jianming Cai

Quantum metrology has been studied for a wide range of systems with time-independent Hamiltonians. For systems with time-dependent Hamiltonians, however, due to the complexity of dynamics, little has been known about quantum metrology. Here…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-03-10 Shengshi Pang , Andrew N. Jordan

We propose a quantum algorithm for finding eigenvalues of non-unitary matrices. We show how to construct, through interactions in a quantum system and projective measurements, a non-Hermitian or non-unitary matrix and obtain its eigenvalues…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-12-07 Hefeng Wang , Lian-Ao Wu , Yu-xi Liu , Franco Nori

The quantum Fisher information (QFI), as a function of quantum states, measures the amount of information that a quantum state carries about an unknown parameter. The (entanglement-assisted) QFI of a quantum channel is defined to be the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-04-06 Sisi Zhou , Liang Jiang

Observations or measurements taken of a quantum system (a small number of fundamental particles) are inherently random. If the state of the system depends on unknown parameters, then the distribution of the outcome depends on these…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2007-06-13 Richard D. Gill

The motivation for studying non-Hermitian systems and the role of $\mathcal{PT}$-symmetry is discussed. We investigate the use of a quantum algorithm to find the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of non-Hermitian Hamiltonians, with applications…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-01-29 James Hancock , Matthew J. Craven , Craig McNeile , Davide Vadacchino

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

Estimating a classical parameter encoded in the Hamiltonian of a quantum probe is a fundamental and well-understood task in quantum metrology. A textbook example is the estimation of a classical field's amplitude using a two-level probe, as…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-15 Ricard Ravell Rodríguez , Martí Perarnau-Llobet , Pavel Sekatski

Gaussian quantum states and channels are pivotal across many branches of quantum science and their applications, including the processing and storage of quantum information, the investigation of thermodynamics in the quantum regime, and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-18 Alice P. G. Hall , Carlos H. S. Vieira , Jonas F. G. Santos

We outline a theoretical framework for quantum metrology in non-Hermitian systems, demonstrating both significant failure and exceptional regimes in PT-symmetric Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer chains. Through biorthogonal quantum Fisher…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-08-08 Harshank Matkar

By using the quantum Fisher information (QFI), we address the process of \textit{single}-parameter estimation in the presence of bosonic as well as fermionic environments and protection of information against the noise. In particular, the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-09-01 Hossein Rangani Jahromi , Mansoureh Amini , Mohammad Ghanaatian