Noise-Resilient Quantum Metrology

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Main Authors: Loughlin, Hudson A., Guidry, Melissa A., Ding, Jacques, Ono, Masaya, Gall, Malo Le, Lou, Benjamin, Oelker, Eric, Yin, Xinghui, Sudhir, Vivishek, Mavalvala, Nergis
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author Loughlin, Hudson A.
Guidry, Melissa A.
Ding, Jacques
Ono, Masaya
Gall, Malo Le
Lou, Benjamin
Oelker, Eric
Yin, Xinghui
Sudhir, Vivishek
Mavalvala, Nergis
author_facet Loughlin, Hudson A.
Guidry, Melissa A.
Ding, Jacques
Ono, Masaya
Gall, Malo Le
Lou, Benjamin
Oelker, Eric
Yin, Xinghui
Sudhir, Vivishek
Mavalvala, Nergis
contents Quantum metrology seeks to leverage the richness of quantum systems for making better measurements than are possible using only classical resources in order to gain a ``quantum advantage''. Quantum metrology schemes must also be resilient against noise to be useful in practice. Simultaneously achieving quantum advantage and noise resilience requires an end-to-end analysis of quantum measurement schemes to assess their theoretical sensitivity, feasibility, and noise robustness. We demonstrate this approach through the development of a novel optical interferometer based on squeezed vacuum light. We propose a scheme that relies on a nonlinear phase estimation procedure, which allows us to shift the frequency of noise away from the signal band, resulting in a high degree of noise resilience. This enables us to achieve sensitivity with Heisenberg scaling in the lossless limit and sensitivity below the standard quantum limit (SQL) in practice. It also enables the first experimental demonstration of quantum-optimal Bayesian signal estimation in a balanced interferometer. We expect this end-to-end design approach to enable the development of a variety of useful quantum measurement protocols going forward.
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spellingShingle Noise-Resilient Quantum Metrology
Loughlin, Hudson A.
Guidry, Melissa A.
Ding, Jacques
Ono, Masaya
Gall, Malo Le
Lou, Benjamin
Oelker, Eric
Yin, Xinghui
Sudhir, Vivishek
Mavalvala, Nergis
Quantum Physics
Optics
Quantum metrology seeks to leverage the richness of quantum systems for making better measurements than are possible using only classical resources in order to gain a ``quantum advantage''. Quantum metrology schemes must also be resilient against noise to be useful in practice. Simultaneously achieving quantum advantage and noise resilience requires an end-to-end analysis of quantum measurement schemes to assess their theoretical sensitivity, feasibility, and noise robustness. We demonstrate this approach through the development of a novel optical interferometer based on squeezed vacuum light. We propose a scheme that relies on a nonlinear phase estimation procedure, which allows us to shift the frequency of noise away from the signal band, resulting in a high degree of noise resilience. This enables us to achieve sensitivity with Heisenberg scaling in the lossless limit and sensitivity below the standard quantum limit (SQL) in practice. It also enables the first experimental demonstration of quantum-optimal Bayesian signal estimation in a balanced interferometer. We expect this end-to-end design approach to enable the development of a variety of useful quantum measurement protocols going forward.
title Noise-Resilient Quantum Metrology
topic Quantum Physics
Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.25384