[HTML][HTML] Photonic quantum metrology

E Polino, M Valeri, N Spagnolo, F Sciarrino - AVS Quantum Science, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Quantum metrology is one of the most promising applications of quantum technologies. The
aim of this research field is the estimation of unknown parameters exploiting quantum …

Negative quasiprobabilities enhance phase estimation in quantum-optics experiment

N Lupu-Gladstein, YB Yilmaz… - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
Operator noncommutation, a hallmark of quantum theory, limits measurement precision,
according to uncertainty principles. Wielded correctly, though, noncommutation can boost …

Unifying theory of quantum state estimation using past and future information

A Chantasri, I Guevara, KT Laverick, HM Wiseman - Physics Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
Quantum state estimation for continuously monitored dynamical systems involves assigning
a quantum state to an individual system at some time, conditioned on the results of …

Properties and Applications of the Kirkwood-Dirac Distribution

DRM Arvidsson-Shukur, WF Braasch Jr… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
The most famous quasi-probability distribution, the Wigner function, has played a pivotal role
in the development of a continuous-variable quantum theory that has clear analogues of …

Approaching quantum-limited metrology with imperfect detectors by using weak-value amplification

L Xu, Z Liu, A Datta, GC Knee, JS Lundeen, Y Lu… - Physical Review Letters, 2020 - APS
Weak-value amplification (WVA) is a metrological protocol that amplifies ultrasmall physical
effects. However, the amplified outcomes necessarily occur with highly suppressed …

Weak value amplification can outperform conventional measurement in the presence of detector saturation

J Harris, RW Boyd, JS Lundeen - Physical review letters, 2017 - APS
Weak value amplification (WVA) is a technique by which one can magnify the apparent
strength of a measurement signal. Some have claimed that WVA can outperform more …

Weak-value amplification of the nonlinear effect of a single photon

M Hallaji, A Feizpour, G Dmochowski, J Sinclair… - Nature Physics, 2017 - nature.com
In quantum mechanics, the concept of weak measurements allows for the description of a
quantum system both in terms of the initial preparation and the final state (post-selection) …

Weak value beyond conditional expectation value of the pointer readings

L Vaidman, A Ben-Israel, J Dziewior, L Knips, M Weißl… - Physical Review A, 2017 - APS
It is argued that a weak value of an observable is a robust property of a single pre-and
postselected quantum system rather than a statistical property. During an infinitesimal time a …

Enhanced weak-value amplification via photon recycling

C Krafczyk, AN Jordan, ME Goggin, PG Kwiat - Physical review letters, 2021 - APS
In a quantum-noise limited system, weak-value amplification using postselection normally
does not produce more sensitive measurements than standard methods for ideal detectors …

Enhanced on-chip phase measurement by inverse weak value amplification

M Song, J Steinmetz, Y Zhang, J Nauriyal… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Optical interferometry plays an essential role in precision metrology such as in gravitational
wave detection, gyroscopes, and environmental sensing. Weak value amplification enables …