Sequential measurements for quantum-enhanced magnetometry in spin chain probes
arXiv:2202.00114 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.120503
Abstract
Quantum sensors outperform their classical counterparts in their estimation precision, given the same amount of resources. So far, quantum-enhanced sensitivity has been achieved by exploiting the superposition principle. This enhancement has been obtained for particular forms of entangled states, adaptive measurement basis change, critical many-body systems, and steady-state of periodically driven systems. Here, we introduce a different approach to obtain quantum-enhanced sensitivity in a many-body probe through utilizing the nature of quantum measurement and its subsequent wave-function collapse without demanding prior entanglement. Our protocol consists of a sequence of local measurements, without re-initialization, performed regularly during the evolution of a many-body probe. As the number of sequences increases, the sensing precision is enhanced beyond the standard limit, reaching the Heisenberg bound asymptotically. The benefits of the protocol are multi-fold as it uses a product initial state and avoids complex initialization (e.g. prior entangled states or critical ground states) and allows for remote quantum sensing.
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