# Distributed quantum sensing in a continuous variable entangled network

## TL;DR

This paper demonstrates that a four-node entangled continuous variable quantum network can achieve phase sensing precision beyond separable probes, with potential applications in biological imaging and atomic clock networks.

## Contribution

It experimentally shows how entangled CV states enable enhanced distributed quantum phase sensing across multiple nodes.

## Key findings

- Achieved quantum phase sensing with precision surpassing separable probes.
- Utilized a four-mode entangled continuous variable state.
- Demonstrated deterministic sensing in a multi-node network.

## Abstract

Networking plays a ubiquitous role in quantum technology. It is an integral part of quantum communication and has significant potential for upscaling quantum computer technologies that are otherwise not scalable. Recently, it was realized that sensing of multiple spatially distributed parameters may also benefit from an entangled quantum network. Here we experimentally demonstrate how sensing of an averaged phase shift among four distributed nodes benefits from an entangled quantum network. Using a four-mode entangled continuous variable (CV) state, we demonstrate deterministic quantum phase sensing with a precision beyond what is attainable with separable probes. The techniques behind this result can have direct applications in a number of primitives ranging from biological imaging to quantum networks of atomic clocks.