Interferometric binary phase estimations

We propose an interferometric scheme where each photon returns one bit of the binary expansion of an unknown phase. It sets up a method for estimating the phase value at arbitrary uncertainty. This strategy is global, since it requires no prior information, and it achieves the Heisenberg bound indep...

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Main Authors: Simone Roncallo, Xi Lu, Lorenzo Maccone
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Language:English
Published: Verein zur Förderung des Open Access Publizierens in den Quantenwissenschaften 2025-04-01
Series:Quantum
Online Access:https://quantum-journal.org/papers/q-2025-04-18-1713/pdf/
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description We propose an interferometric scheme where each photon returns one bit of the binary expansion of an unknown phase. It sets up a method for estimating the phase value at arbitrary uncertainty. This strategy is global, since it requires no prior information, and it achieves the Heisenberg bound independently of the output statistics. We provide simulations and a characterization of this architecture.
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spelling doaj-art-e141ecf43a5049d583b4546f9f96855b2025-08-20T03:18:52ZengVerein zur Förderung des Open Access Publizierens in den QuantenwissenschaftenQuantum2521-327X2025-04-019171310.22331/q-2025-04-18-171310.22331/q-2025-04-18-1713Interferometric binary phase estimationsSimone RoncalloXi LuLorenzo MacconeWe propose an interferometric scheme where each photon returns one bit of the binary expansion of an unknown phase. It sets up a method for estimating the phase value at arbitrary uncertainty. This strategy is global, since it requires no prior information, and it achieves the Heisenberg bound independently of the output statistics. We provide simulations and a characterization of this architecture.https://quantum-journal.org/papers/q-2025-04-18-1713/pdf/
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