Entanglement-enhanced quantum metrology via alternating in-phase and quadrature modulation

TL;DR

This paper introduces an AIQM scheme that enhances quantum metrology by sequentially applying in-phase and quadrature modulations to suppress detrimental nonlinear interactions, leading to improved measurement precision and robustness.

Contribution

The paper presents a novel AIQM method that operates under fixed nonlinear interactions, enabling high-precision quantum sensing without active nonlinear control.

Findings

AIQM outperforms conventional schemes in strong nonlinear regimes

Enhanced robustness against parameter variations

Achieves higher measurement accuracy with prolonged signal accumulation

Abstract

Quantum metrology harnesses quantum entanglement to improve measurement precision beyond standard quantum limit. Although nonlinear interaction is essential for generating entanglement, during signal accumulation, it becomes detrimental and therefore must be suppressed. To address this challenge, we propose an alternating in-phase and quadrature modulation (AIQM) scheme, designed to operate under a fixed nonlinear interaction. During signal accumulation, our time-interleaved approach sequentially applies the in-phase and quadrature driving fields, thereby eliminating the effects of nonlinear interaction on signal accumulation. Our AIQM scheme achieves better metrological performance than conventional schemes, particularly under strong nonlinear interaction and prolonged signal accumulation, with pronounced robustness against parameter variations. By selectively eliminating and utilizing nonlinear interactions via AIQM, our work enables high-precision and high-accuracy entanglement-enhanced sensing without the need for active control of the nonlinear interaction.