Ancilla-assisted frequency estimation under phase covariant noises with Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger states
arXiv:2006.11498 · doi:10.1007/s11128-020-02867-3
Abstract
It has been demonstrated that the optimal sensitivity achievable with Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger states is the same as that with uncorrelated probes in the frequency estimation in the presence of uncorrelated Markovian dephasing [S. F. Huelga, et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 3865 (1997)]. Here, we extend this issue by examining the optimal frequency sensitivities achievable by the use of ancilla-assisted strategy, which has been proposed recently for robust phase estimation. We present the ultimate frequency sensitivities bounded by the quantum Fisher information for a general case in the presence of Markovian covariant phase noises, and the optimal measurement observables that can saturate the theoretical sensitivity bounds. We also demonstrate the effectiveness of the ancilla-assisted strategy for preserving frequency sensitivities suffering from specific physically ground noises.
13 pages, 2 figures, Submitted to Quantum Information Processing. Comments are welcome
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