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Relativistic quantum metrology provides an optimal strategy for the estimation of parameters encoded in quantum fields in flat and curved spacetime. These parameters usually correspond to physical quantities of interest such as proper…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-05-25 Dominik Šafránek , Jan Kohlrus , David Edward Bruschi , Antony R. Lee , Ivette Fuentes

We study the maximal amount of energy that can be extracted from a finite quantum system by means of projective measurements. For this quantity we coin the expression "metrotropy" $\mathcal{M}$, in analogy with "ergotropy" $\mathcal{W}$,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-09-10 Andrea Solfanelli , Lorenzo Buffoni , Alessandro Cuccoli , Michele Campisi

Quantum phase estimation is fundamental to advancing quantum science and technology. While much of the research has concentrated on estimating a single phase, the simultaneous estimation of multiple phases can yield significantly enhanced…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-03-21 Marco Barbieri , Ilaria Gianani , Aaron Z. Goldberg , Luis L. Sánchez-Soto

Optimized quantum control can enhance the performance and noise resilience of quantum metrology. However, the optimization quickly becomes intractable when multiple control operations are applied sequentially. In this work, we propose…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-12-19 Qiushi Liu , Yuxiang Yang

Measurements and feedback are essential in the control of any device operating at the quantum scale and exploiting the features of quantum physics. As the number of quantum components grows, it becomes imperative to consider the energetic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-09-11 Kais Abdelkhalek , Yoshifumi Nakata , David Reeb

Simultaneous estimation of multiple parameters in quantum metrological models is complicated by factors relating to the (i) existence of a single probe state allowing for optimal sensitivity for all parameters of interest, (ii) existence of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-02-01 Sammy Ragy , Marcin Jarzyna , Rafal Demkowicz-Dobrzanski

In quantum metrology, one of the major applications of quantum technologies, the ultimate precision of estimating an unknown parameter is often stated in terms of the Cram\'er-Rao bound. Yet, the latter is no longer guaranteed to carry an…

Continuously monitored quantum systems are emerging as promising platforms for quantum metrology, where a central challenge is to identify measurement strategies that optimally extract information about unknown parameters encoded in the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-11 Alejandro Vivas-Viaña , Carlos Sánchez Muñoz

We address parameter estimation in two-level systems exhibiting level anti-crossing and prove that universally optimal strategies for parameter estimation may be designed, that is, we may find a parameter independent measurement scheme…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-01-24 Luca Ghirardi , Ilaria Siloi , Paolo Bordone , Filippo Troiani , Matteo G. A. Paris

Quantum metrology involves the application of quantum resources to enhance measurements. Several communities have developed quantum-metrology strategies that leverage effective time reversals. These strategies, we posit, form four classes.…

Quantum metrology is the science that aims to achieve precision measurements by making use of quantum principles. Attribute to the well-developed techniques of manipulating and detecting cold atoms, cold atomic systems provide an excellent…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-08-23 Jiahao Huang , Shuyuan Wu , Honghua Zhong , Chaohong Lee

Quantifying the energetic cost of implementing quantum operations is essential for assessing the efficiency and scalability of quantum sensing and information-processing technologies. Here, we introduce a framework for analysing the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-17 Yukuan Tao , Madalin Guta , Gerardo Adesso

Measurement incompatibility is a cornerstone of quantum mechanics. In the context of estimating multiple parameters of a quantum system, this manifests as a fundamental trade-off between the precisions with which different parameters can be…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-11 Simon K. Yung , Aritra Das , Jun Suzuki , Ping Koy Lam , Jie Zhao , Lorcán O. Conlon , Syed M. Assad

Quantum metrology pursues the physical realization of higher-precision measurements to physical quantities than the classically achievable limit by exploiting quantum features, such as entanglement and squeezing, as resources. It has…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-11-29 Lin Jiao , Wei Wu , Si-Yuan Bai , Jun-Hong An

Quantum metrology offers an enhanced performance in experiments such as gravitational wave-detection, magnetometry or atomic clocks frequency calibration. The enhancement, however, requires a delicate tuning of relevant quantum features…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-07-25 Jan Kolodynski , Rafal Demkowicz-Dobrzanski

We propose a scheme for translating metrological precision bounds into lower bounds on query complexity of quantum search algorithms. Within the scheme the link between quadratic performance enhancement in idealized quantum metrological and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-10-13 Rafal Demkowicz-Dobrzanski , Marcin Markiewicz

Quantum mode parameter estimation determines parameters governing the shape of electromagnetic modes occupied by a quantum state of radiation. Canonical examples, time delays and frequency shifts, underpin radar, lidar, and optical clocks.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-27 Maximilian Reichert , Mikel Sanz , Nicolas Fabre

In the absence of experimental constraints, optimal measurement schemes for quantum state tomography are well understood. We consider the scenario where the experimenter doesn't have arbitrary freedom to construct their measurement set, and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-01-22 Mohammadreza Mohammadi , Agata M. Branczyk

We consider a cryptographically motivated framework for quantum metrology in the presence of a malicious adversary. We begin by devising an estimation strategy for a (potentially) altered resource (due to a malicious adversary) and quantify…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-01-05 Nathan Shettell , Elham Kashefi , Damian Markham

Controlling and measuring the temperature in different devices and platforms that operate in the quantum regime is, without any doubt, essential for any potential application. In this review, we report the most recent theoretical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-07-04 Mohammad Mehboudi , Anna Sanpera , Luis A. Correa