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In this paper we consider the problem of tracking the state of a quantum system via a continuous measurement. If the system Hamiltonian is known precisely, this merely requires integrating the appropriate stochastic master equation.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-11-29 Jason F. Ralph , Kurt Jacobs , Charles D. Hill

Many quantum systems exhibit high sensitivity to their initial conditions, where microscopic quantum fluctuations can significantly influence macroscopic observables. Understanding how quantum states may influence the behavior of nonlinear…

Harnessing quantum correlations can enable sensing beyond the classical limits of precision, with the realization of such sensors poised for transformative impacts across science and engineering. Real devices, however, face the accumulated…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-29 Benjamin MacLellan , Piotr Roztocki , Stefanie Czischek , Roger G. Melko

We investigate the role of quantum monitoring in the dynamical manifestations of Hamiltonian quantum chaos. Specifically, we analyze the generalized spectral form factor, defined as the survival probability of a coherent Gibbs state under…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-04 Preethi Gopalakrishnan , András Grabarits , Adolfo del Campo

We investigate the sensing capacity of non-equilibrium dynamics in quantum systems exhibiting Bloch oscillations. By focusing on the resource efficiency of the probe, quantified by quantum Fisher information, we find different scaling…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-16 Hassan Manshouri , Moslem Zarei , Mehdi Abdi , Sougato Bose , Abolfazl Bayat

We develop the general quantum stochastic approach to the description of quantum measurements continuous in time. The framework, that we introduce, encompasses the various particular models for continuous-time measurements condsidered…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Ole E. Barndorff-Nielsen , Elena R. Loubenets

The resources needed to conventionally characterize a quantum system are overwhelmingly large for high- dimensional systems. This obstacle may be overcome by abandoning traditional cornerstones of quantum measurement, such as general…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-05-17 Gregory A. Howland , Samuel H. Knarr , James Schneeloch , Daniel J. Lum , John C. Howell

The number of times that we can access a system to extract information via quantum metrology is always finite, and possibly small, and realistic amounts of prior knowledge tend to be moderate. Thus theoretical consistency demands a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-12-02 Jesús Rubio

In this paper, we propose a scheme to eliminate the influence of noises on system dynamics, by means of a sequential unsharp measurements and unitary feedback operations. The unsharp measurements are carried out periodically during system…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-09-19 Du Ran , Ye-Hong Chen , Zhi-Cheng Shi , Zhen-Biao Yang , Jie Song , Yan Xia

Quantum state estimation for continuously monitored dynamical systems involves assigning a quantum state to an individual system at some time, conditioned on the results of continuous observations. The quality of the estimation depends on…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-05-26 Areeya Chantasri , Ivonne Guevara , Kiarn T. Laverick , Howard M. Wiseman

Extracting information efficiently from quantum systems is a major component of quantum information processing tasks. Randomized measurements, or classical shadows, enable predicting many properties of arbitrary quantum states using few…

We consider a quantum system that is being continuously monitored, giving rise to a measurement signal. From such a stream of data, information needs to be inferred about the underlying system's dynamics. Here we focus on hypothesis testing…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-03-27 Giulio Gasbarri , Matias Bilkis , Elisabet Roda-Salichs , John Calsamiglia

Sensing of parameters is an important aspect in all disciplines, with applications ranging from fundamental science to medicine. Quantum sensing and metrology is an emerging field that lies at the cross-roads of quantum physics, quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-30 Keshav Das Agarwal , Sayan Mondal , Ayan Sahoo , Debraj Rakshit , Aditi Sen De , Ujjwal Sen

Gradient-based optimization is a key ingredient of variational quantum algorithms, with applications ranging from quantum machine learning to quantum chemistry and simulation. The parameter-shift rule provides a hardware-friendly method for…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-08 Leonardo Banchi , Dominic Branford , Chetan Waghela

Quantum computers promise to enhance machine learning for practical applications. Quantum machine learning for real-world data has to handle extensive amounts of high-dimensional data. However, conventional methods for measuring quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-02-10 Tobias Haug , Chris N. Self , M. S. Kim

Quantum trajectories describe the stochastic evolution of an open quantum system conditioned on continuous monitoring of its output, such as by an ideal photodetector. Here we derive (non-Markovian) quantum trajectories for realistic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 P. Warszawski , H. M. Wiseman , H. Mabuchi

We study localization properties of continuously monitored dynamics and associated measurement-induced phase transitions in disordered quantum many-body systems on the basis of the quantum trajectory approach. By calculating the fidelity…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2023-06-09 Kazuki Yamamoto , Ryusuke Hamazaki

Quantum measurements, alongside quantum states and processes, form a cornerstone of quantum information processing. However, unlike states and processes, their efficient characterisation remains relatively unexplored. We resolve this…

Quantum-enhanced measurements exploit quantum mechanical effects for increasing the sensitivity of measurements of certain physical parameters and have great potential for both fundamental science and concrete applications. Most of the…

Dynamic quantum circuits (DQCs) incorporate mid-circuit measurements and gates conditioned on these measurement outcomes. DQCs can prepare certain long-range entangled states in constant depth, making them a promising route to preparing…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-14 Faisal Alam , Bryan K. Clark