Efficient Information Retrieval for Sensing via Continuous Measurement
arXiv:2209.08777 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevX.13.031012
Abstract
Continuous monitoring of driven-dissipative quantum optical systems is a crucial element in the implementation of quantum metrology, providing essential strategies for achieving highly precise measurements beyond the classical limit. In this context, the relevant figure of merit is the quantum Fisher information of the radiation field emitted by the driven-dissipative sensor. Saturation of the corresponding precision limit as defined by the quantum Cramer-Rao bound is typically not achieved by conventional, temporally local continuous measurement schemes such as counting or homodyning. To address the outstanding open challenge of efficient retrieval of the quantum Fisher information of the emission field, we design a novel continuous measurement strategy featuring temporally quasilocal measurement bases as captured by matrix product states. Such measurement can be implemented effectively by injecting the emission field of the sensor into an auxiliary open system, a `quantum decoder' module, which `decodes' specific input matrix product states into simple product states as its output field, and performing conventional continuous measurement at the output. We devise a universal recipe for the construction of the decoder by exploiting time reversal transformation of quantum optical input-output channels, thereby establishing a universal method to achieve the quantum Cramer-Rao precision limit for generic sensors based on continuous measurement. As a by-product, we establish an effective formula for the evaluation of the quantum Fisher information of the emission field of generic driven-dissipative open sensors. We illustrate the power of our scheme with paramagnetic open sensor designs including linear force sensors, fibre-interfaced nonlinear emitters, and driven-dissipative many-body sensors, and demonstrate that it can be robustly implemented under realistic experimental imperfections.
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