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 …

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 …

Limits of noisy quantum metrology with restricted quantum controls

S Zhou - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
The Heisenberg limit [(HL), with estimation error scales as 1/n] and the standard quantum
limit (SQL,∝ 1/n) are two fundamental limits in estimating an unknown parameter in n copies …

Using adaptiveness and causal superpositions against noise in quantum metrology

S Kurdziałek, W Górecki, F Albarelli… - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
We derive new bounds on achievable precision in the most general adaptive quantum
metrological scenarios. The bounds are proven to be asymptotically saturable and …

Quantum metrology in the finite-sample regime

JJ Meyer, S Khatri, DS França, J Eisert… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
In quantum metrology, one of the major applications of quantum technologies, the ultimate
precision of estimating an unknown parameter is often stated in terms of the Cram\'er-Rao …

Strict hierarchy of optimal strategies for global estimations: Linking global estimations with local ones

ZY Zhou, JT Qiu, DJ Zhang - Physical Review Research, 2024 - APS
A crucial yet challenging issue in quantum metrology is to ascertain the ultimate precision
achievable in estimation strategies. While there are two paradigms of estimations, local and …

Finding the optimal probe state for multiparameter quantum metrology using conic programming

M Hayashi, Y Ouyang - npj Quantum Information, 2024 - nature.com
The ultimate precision in quantum sensing could be achieved using optimal quantum probe
states. However, current quantum sensing protocols do not use probe states optimally …

Optimal protocols for quantum metrology with noisy measurements

S Zhou, S Michalakis, T Gefen - PRX Quantum, 2023 - APS
Measurement noise is a major source of noise in quantum metrology. Here, we explore
preprocessing protocols that apply quantum controls to the quantum sensor state prior to the …

Designing optimal protocols in Bayesian quantum parameter estimation with higher-order operations

J Bavaresco, P Lipka-Bartosik, P Sekatski… - Physical Review …, 2024 - APS
Using quantum systems as sensors or probes has been shown to greatly improve the
precision of parameter estimation by exploiting unique quantum features such as …

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 …