Distributed quantum sensing with multi-mode $N00N$ states

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Main Authors: Kim, Dong-Hyun, Hong, Seongjin, Kim, Yong-Su, Oh, Kyunghwan, Lee, Su-Yong, Lee, Changhyoup, Lim, Hyang-Tag
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author Kim, Dong-Hyun
Hong, Seongjin
Kim, Yong-Su
Oh, Kyunghwan
Lee, Su-Yong
Lee, Changhyoup
Lim, Hyang-Tag
author_facet Kim, Dong-Hyun
Hong, Seongjin
Kim, Yong-Su
Oh, Kyunghwan
Lee, Su-Yong
Lee, Changhyoup
Lim, Hyang-Tag
contents Distributed quantum sensing, which estimates a global parameter across distant nodes, has attracted significant interest for applications such as quantum imaging, sensor networks, and global-scale clock synchronization. $N00N$ states are regarded as one of the optimal quantum resources for quantum metrology, enabling the Heisenberg scaling. Recently, the concept of $N00N$ states has been extended to multi-mode $N00N$ states for quantum-enhanced multiple-parameter estimation. However, the application of multi-mode $N00N$ states in distributed quantum sensing remains unexplored. Here, we propose a distributed quantum sensing scheme that achieves the Heisenberg scaling using multi-mode $N00N$ states. We theoretically show that multi-mode $N00N$ states can reach the Heisenberg scaling by examining both the Cramér-Rao bound and the quantum Cramér-Rao bound. For experimental demonstration, we employ a four-mode $2002$ state to estimate the average of two spatially distributed phases, achieving a 2.74 dB sensitivity enhancement over the standard quantum limit. We believe that utilizing multi-mode $N00N$ states for distributed quantum sensing offers a promising approach for developing entanglement-enhanced sensor networks.
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spellingShingle Distributed quantum sensing with multi-mode $N00N$ states
Kim, Dong-Hyun
Hong, Seongjin
Kim, Yong-Su
Oh, Kyunghwan
Lee, Su-Yong
Lee, Changhyoup
Lim, Hyang-Tag
Quantum Physics
Distributed quantum sensing, which estimates a global parameter across distant nodes, has attracted significant interest for applications such as quantum imaging, sensor networks, and global-scale clock synchronization. $N00N$ states are regarded as one of the optimal quantum resources for quantum metrology, enabling the Heisenberg scaling. Recently, the concept of $N00N$ states has been extended to multi-mode $N00N$ states for quantum-enhanced multiple-parameter estimation. However, the application of multi-mode $N00N$ states in distributed quantum sensing remains unexplored. Here, we propose a distributed quantum sensing scheme that achieves the Heisenberg scaling using multi-mode $N00N$ states. We theoretically show that multi-mode $N00N$ states can reach the Heisenberg scaling by examining both the Cramér-Rao bound and the quantum Cramér-Rao bound. For experimental demonstration, we employ a four-mode $2002$ state to estimate the average of two spatially distributed phases, achieving a 2.74 dB sensitivity enhancement over the standard quantum limit. We believe that utilizing multi-mode $N00N$ states for distributed quantum sensing offers a promising approach for developing entanglement-enhanced sensor networks.
title Distributed quantum sensing with multi-mode $N00N$ states
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.02070