Agnostic Phase Estimation

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Autori principali: Song, Xingrui, Salvati, Flavio, Gaikwad, Chandrashekhar, Halpern, Nicole Yunger, Arvidsson-Shukur, David R. M., Murch, Kater
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author Song, Xingrui
Salvati, Flavio
Gaikwad, Chandrashekhar
Halpern, Nicole Yunger
Arvidsson-Shukur, David R. M.
Murch, Kater
author_facet Song, Xingrui
Salvati, Flavio
Gaikwad, Chandrashekhar
Halpern, Nicole Yunger
Arvidsson-Shukur, David R. M.
Murch, Kater
contents The goal of quantum metrology is to improve measurements' sensitivities by harnessing quantum resources. Metrologists often aim to maximize the quantum Fisher information, which bounds the measurement setup's sensitivity. In studies of fundamental limits on metrology, a paradigmatic setup features a qubit (spin-half system) subject to an unknown rotation. One obtains the maximal quantum Fisher information about the rotation if the spin begins in a state that maximizes the variance of the rotation-inducing operator. If the rotation axis is unknown, however, no optimal single-qubit sensor can be prepared. Inspired by simulations of closed timelike curves, we circumvent this limitation. We obtain the maximum quantum Fisher information about a rotation angle, regardless of the unknown rotation axis. To achieve this result, we initially entangle the probe qubit with an ancilla qubit. Then, we measure the pair in an entangled basis, obtaining more information about the rotation angle than any single-qubit sensor can achieve. We demonstrate this metrological advantage using a two-qubit superconducting quantum processor. Our measurement approach achieves a quantum advantage, outperforming every entanglement-free strategy.
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spellingShingle Agnostic Phase Estimation
Song, Xingrui
Salvati, Flavio
Gaikwad, Chandrashekhar
Halpern, Nicole Yunger
Arvidsson-Shukur, David R. M.
Murch, Kater
Quantum Physics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Atomic Physics
The goal of quantum metrology is to improve measurements' sensitivities by harnessing quantum resources. Metrologists often aim to maximize the quantum Fisher information, which bounds the measurement setup's sensitivity. In studies of fundamental limits on metrology, a paradigmatic setup features a qubit (spin-half system) subject to an unknown rotation. One obtains the maximal quantum Fisher information about the rotation if the spin begins in a state that maximizes the variance of the rotation-inducing operator. If the rotation axis is unknown, however, no optimal single-qubit sensor can be prepared. Inspired by simulations of closed timelike curves, we circumvent this limitation. We obtain the maximum quantum Fisher information about a rotation angle, regardless of the unknown rotation axis. To achieve this result, we initially entangle the probe qubit with an ancilla qubit. Then, we measure the pair in an entangled basis, obtaining more information about the rotation angle than any single-qubit sensor can achieve. We demonstrate this metrological advantage using a two-qubit superconducting quantum processor. Our measurement approach achieves a quantum advantage, outperforming every entanglement-free strategy.
title Agnostic Phase Estimation
topic Quantum Physics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Atomic Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.00054