Applications of single photons to quantum communication and computing

C Couteau, S Barz, T Durt, T Gerrits, J Huwer… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
In the context of quantum technologies, the generation and manipulation of single photons
has become a key element for applications such as quantum communication and quantum …

[HTML][HTML] Photonic quantum information processing: A concise review

S Slussarenko, GJ Pryde - Applied Physics Reviews, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Photons have been a flagship system for studying quantum mechanics, advancing quantum
information science, and developing quantum technologies. Quantum entanglement …

[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 …

Even shorter quantum circuit for phase estimation on early fault-tolerant quantum computers with applications to ground-state energy estimation

Z Ding, L Lin - PRX Quantum, 2023 - APS
We develop a phase-estimation method with a distinct feature: its maximal run time (which
determines the circuit depth) is δ/ϵ, where ϵ is the target precision, and the preconstant δ …

Quantum Fisher information matrix and multiparameter estimation

J Liu, H Yuan, XM Lu, X Wang - Journal of Physics A …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Quantum Fisher information matrix (QFIM) is a core concept in theoretical quantum
metrology due to the significant importance of quantum Cramér–Rao bound in quantum …

Optical quantum metrology

M Barbieri - PRX Quantum, 2022 - APS
The purpose of quantum technologies is to explore how quantum effects can improve on
existing solutions for the treatment of information. Quantum photonics sensing holds great …

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 …

Model-free quantum control with reinforcement learning

VV Sivak, A Eickbusch, H Liu, B Royer, I Tsioutsios… - Physical Review X, 2022 - APS
Model bias is an inherent limitation of the current dominant approach to optimal quantum
control, which relies on a system simulation for optimization of control policies. To overcome …

[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 …

Machine learning-based classification of vector vortex beams

T Giordani, A Suprano, E Polino, F Acanfora… - Physical review …, 2020 - APS
Structured light is attracting significant attention for its diverse applications in both classical
and quantum optics. The so-called vector vortex beams display peculiar properties in both …