[HTML][HTML] The variational quantum eigensolver: a review of methods and best practices

J Tilly, H Chen, S Cao, D Picozzi, K Setia, Y Li, E Grant… - Physics Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
The variational quantum eigensolver (or VQE), first developed by Peruzzo et al.(2014), has
received significant attention from the research community in recent years. It uses the …

Quantum machine learning: from physics to software engineering

A Melnikov, M Kordzanganeh, A Alodjants… - Advances in Physics …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Quantum machine learning is a rapidly growing field at the intersection of quantum
technology and artificial intelligence. This review provides a two-fold overview of several key …

Theory of overparametrization in quantum neural networks

M Larocca, N Ju, D García-Martín, PJ Coles… - Nature Computational …, 2023 - nature.com
The prospect of achieving quantum advantage with quantum neural networks (QNNs) is
exciting. Understanding how QNN properties (for example, the number of parameters M) …

[HTML][HTML] Photonic quantum metrology

E Polino, M Valeri, N Spagnolo, F Sciarrino - AVS Quantum Science, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Quantum metrology is one of the most promising applications of quantum technologies. The
aim of this research field is the estimation of unknown parameters exploiting quantum …

Estimating the gradient and higher-order derivatives on quantum hardware

A Mari, TR Bromley, N Killoran - Physical Review A, 2021 - APS
For a large class of variational quantum circuits, we show how arbitrary-order derivatives
can be analytically evaluated in terms of simple parameter-shift rules, ie, by running the …

[HTML][HTML] Quantum estimation, control and learning: Opportunities and challenges

D Dong, IR Petersen - Annual Reviews in Control, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of estimation and control theories for quantum systems is a fundamental
task for practical quantum technology. This vision article presents a brief introduction to …

Capacity and quantum geometry of parametrized quantum circuits

T Haug, K Bharti, MS Kim - PRX Quantum, 2021 - APS
To harness the potential of noisy intermediate-scale quantum devices, it is paramount to find
the best type of circuits to run hybrid quantum-classical algorithms. Key candidates are …

Quantum plasmonic sensors

C Lee, B Lawrie, R Pooser, KG Lee… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The extraordinary sensitivity of plasmonic sensors is well-known in the optics and photonics
community. These sensors exploit simultaneously the enhancement and the localization of …

[HTML][HTML] A perspective on multiparameter quantum metrology: From theoretical tools to applications in quantum imaging

F Albarelli, M Barbieri, MG Genoni, I Gianani - Physics Letters A, 2020 - Elsevier
The interest in a system often resides in the interplay among different parameters governing
its evolution. It is thus often required to access many of them at once for a complete …

Optimal and variational multiparameter quantum metrology and vector-field sensing

R Kaubruegger, A Shankar, DV Vasilyev, P Zoller - PRX Quantum, 2023 - APS
We study multiparameter sensing of two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D)
vector fields within the Bayesian framework for SU (2) quantum interferometry. We establish …