Distributed quantum sensing with optical lattices

TL;DR

This paper explores the use of a multi-mode tilted Bose-Hubbard system for distributed quantum sensing, demonstrating potential to reach Heisenberg-limited measurement precision without requiring inter-mode correlations.

Contribution

It introduces a novel multi-mode Bose-Hubbard approach for quantum sensing, achieving Heisenberg-limited precision with optimized states and practical strategies for experimental realization.

Findings

Achieves Heisenberg limit of $(N(M-1)T)^2$ for parameter estimation.

Quadratic scaling of Fisher information with the number of modes.

Proposes realistic strategies for experimental implementation.

Abstract

In distributed quantum sensing the correlations between multiple modes, typically of a photonic system, are utilized to enhance the measurement precision of an unknown parameter. In this work we investigate the metrological potential of a multi-mode, tilted Bose-Hubbard system and show that it can allow for parameter estimation at the Heisenberg limit of $(N(M-1)T)^{2}$, where $N$ is the number of particles, $M$ is the number of modes, and $T$ is the measurement time. The quadratic dependence on the number of modes can be used to increase the precision compared to typical metrological systems with two atomic modes only, and does not require correlations between different modes. We show that the limit can be reached by using an optimized initial state given as the superposition of all the atoms occupying the first and the last site. Subsequently, we present strategies that would allow to obtain quadratic dependence on $M$ of the Fisher information in a more realistic experimental setup.