Single- versus two-parameter Fisher information in quantum interferometry
arXiv:2007.03265 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.102.013704
Abstract
In this paper we reconsider the single parameter quantum Fisher information (QFI) and compare it with the two-parameter one. We find simple relations connecting the single parameter QFI (both in the asymmetric and symmetric phase shift cases) to the two parameter Fisher matrix coefficients. Following some clarifications about the role of an external phase [Phys. Rev. A 85, 011801(R) (2012)], the single-parameter QFI and its over-optimistic predictions have been disregarded in the literature. We show in this paper that both the single- and two-parameter QFI have physical meaning and their predicted quantum Cramér-Rao bounds are often attainable with the appropriate experimental setup. Moreover, we give practical situations of interest in quantum metrology, where the phase sensitivities of a number of input states approach the quantum Cramér-Rao bound induced by the single-parameter QFI, outperforming the two-parameter QFI.
19 pages, 14 figures
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