Experimental aspects of indefinite causal order in quantum mechanics

LA Rozema, T Strömberg, H Cao, Y Guo, BH Liu… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
In the past decade, the toolkit of quantum information has been expanded to include
processes in which the basic operations do not have definite causal relations. Originally …

Quantum Metrology in the Noisy Intermediate‐Scale Quantum Era

L Jiao, W Wu, SY Bai, JH An - Advanced Quantum …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Quantum metrology pursues the physical realization of higher‐precision measurements to
physical quantities than the classically achievable limit by exploiting quantum features, such …

Experimental validation of enhanced information capacity by quantum switch in accordance with thermodynamic laws

C **, X Liu, H Liu, K Huang, X Long, D Ebler, X Nie… - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
We experimentally probe the interplay of the quantum switch with the laws of
thermodynamics. The quantum switch places two channels in a superposition of orders and …

Uncertain quantum critical metrology: From single to multi parameter sensing

G Mihailescu, S Campbell, K Gietka - arxiv preprint arxiv:2407.19917, 2024 - arxiv.org
Critical quantum metrology relies on the extreme sensitivity of a system's eigenstates near
the critical point of a quantum phase transition to Hamiltonian perturbations. This means that …

Evading noise in multiparameter quantum metrology with indefinite causal order

AZ Goldberg, K Heshami, LL Sánchez-Soto - Physical Review Research, 2023 - APS
Quantum theory allows the traversing of multiple channels in a superposition of different
orders. When the order in which the channels are traversed is controlled by an auxiliary …

Reassessing the advantage of indefinite causal orders for quantum metrology

R Mothe, C Branciard, AA Abbott - Physical Review A, 2024 - APS
The quantum switch, the canonical example of a process with indefinite causal order, has
been claimed to provide various advantages over processes with definite causal orders for …

Experimental test of nonlocality limits from relativistic independence

F Atzori, S Virzì, E Rebufello, A Avella… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2025 - arxiv.org
Quantum correlations, like entanglement, represent the characteristic trait of quantum
mechanics, and pose essential issues and challenges to the interpretation of this pillar of …

Demonstration of superior communication through thermodynamically free channels in an optical quantum switch

H Tang, Y Guo, XM Hu, YF Huang, BH Liu, CF Li… - Physical Review A, 2024 - APS
The release of the causal structure of physical events from a well-defined order to an
indefinite order stimulates remarkable enhancements in various quantum information tasks …

Fully‐Optimized Quantum Metrology: Framework, Tools, and Applications

Q Liu, Z Hu, H Yuan, Y Yang - Advanced Quantum …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This tutorial introduces a systematic approach for addressing the key question of quantum
metrology: For a generic task of sensing an unknown parameter, what is the ultimate …

Experimental demonstration of input-output indefiniteness in a single quantum device

Y Guo, Z Liu, H Tang, XM Hu, BH Liu, YF Huang… - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
Quantum theory allows information to flow through a single device in a coherent
superposition of two opposite directions, resulting into situations where the input-output …