Probe optimization for quantum metrology via closed-loop learning control

Experimentally achieving the precision that standard quantum metrology schemes promise is always challenging. Recently, additional controls were applied to design feasible quantum metrology schemes. However, these approaches generally does not consider ease of implementation, raising technological b...

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Main Authors: Yang, Xiaodong, Thompson, Jayne, Wu, Ze, Gu, Mile, Peng, Xinhua, Du, Jiangfeng
Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146595
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Experimentally achieving the precision that standard quantum metrology schemes promise is always challenging. Recently, additional controls were applied to design feasible quantum metrology schemes. However, these approaches generally does not consider ease of implementation, raising technological barriers impeding its realization. In this paper, we circumvent this problem by applying closed-loop learning control to propose a practical controlled sequential scheme for quantum metrology. Purity loss of the probe state, which relates to quantum Fisher information, is measured efficiently as the fitness to guide the learning loop. We confirm its feasibility and certain superiorities over standard quantum metrology schemes by numerical analysis and proof-of-principle experiments in a nuclear magnetic resonance system.