Standard Quantum Limit and Heisenberg Limit in Function Estimation
arXiv:1812.10081 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.010507
Abstract
Unlike well-established parameter estimation, function estimation faces conceptual and mathematical difficulties despite its enormous potential utility. We establish the fundamental error bounds on function estimation in quantum metrology for a spatially varying phase operator, where various degrees of smooth functions are considered. The error bounds are identified in both cases of absence and presence of interparticle entanglement, which correspond to the standard quantum limit and the Heisenberg limit, respectively. Notably, these error bounds can be reached by either position-localized states or wavenumber-localized ones. In fact, we show that these error bounds are theoretically optimal for any type of probe states, indicating that quantum metrology on functions is also subject to the Nyquist-Shannon sampling theorem, even if classical detection is replaced by quantum measurement.
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