Revisit on quantum parameter estimation approach for Mach-Zehnder interferometry

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Main Authors: Hu, Bing-Shu, Lu, Xiao-Ming
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author Hu, Bing-Shu
Lu, Xiao-Ming
author_facet Hu, Bing-Shu
Lu, Xiao-Ming
contents The Mach-Zehnder interferometer is a fundamental tool for measuring phase shifts between two light paths, serving as a crucial prototype for achieving high-precision measurements in various scientific and technological applications. In this study, we analyze different models for estimating relative phase shift in a general two-arm Mach-Zehnder interferometer. We demonstrated that single-parameter estimation models can be reduced from the two-parameter estimation model by imposing appropriate constraints on the parameter space. To make quantum Fisher information of the single-parameter estimation models meaningful, the corresponding constraints must be guaranteed in the experiment implementation. Furthermore, we apply the quantum Fisher information approach to analyze the Mach-Zehnder interferometer with the an input state composed of a displaced squeezed vacuum state and a coherent state, providing insights into the precision limits of such configurations.
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spellingShingle Revisit on quantum parameter estimation approach for Mach-Zehnder interferometry
Hu, Bing-Shu
Lu, Xiao-Ming
Quantum Physics
The Mach-Zehnder interferometer is a fundamental tool for measuring phase shifts between two light paths, serving as a crucial prototype for achieving high-precision measurements in various scientific and technological applications. In this study, we analyze different models for estimating relative phase shift in a general two-arm Mach-Zehnder interferometer. We demonstrated that single-parameter estimation models can be reduced from the two-parameter estimation model by imposing appropriate constraints on the parameter space. To make quantum Fisher information of the single-parameter estimation models meaningful, the corresponding constraints must be guaranteed in the experiment implementation. Furthermore, we apply the quantum Fisher information approach to analyze the Mach-Zehnder interferometer with the an input state composed of a displaced squeezed vacuum state and a coherent state, providing insights into the precision limits of such configurations.
title Revisit on quantum parameter estimation approach for Mach-Zehnder interferometry
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.14306