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Quantum frequency estimation with conditional states of continuously monitored independent dephasing channels




AuthorsFrancesco Albarelli, Matteo A. C. Rossi, Marco G. Genoni

PublisherWorld Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Publication year2020

JournalInternational Journal of Quantum Information

Article number1941013

Volume18

Issue1

eISSN1793-6918

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1142/S0219749919410132

Web address https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S0219749919410132

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/45415139


Abstract

We discuss the problem of estimating a frequency via N-qubit probes undergoing independent dephasing channels that can be continuously monitored via homodyne or photo-detection. We derive the corresponding analytical solutions for the conditional states, for generic initial states and for arbitrary efficiency of the continuous monitoring. For the detection strategies considered, we show that: (i) in the case of perfect continuous detection, the quantum Fisher information (QFI) of the conditional states is equal to the one obtained in the noiseless dynamics; (ii) for smaller detection efficiencies, the QFI of the conditional state is equal to the QFI of a state undergoing the (unconditional) dephasing dynamics, but with an effectively reduced noise parameter.


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