Resolving starlight: a quantum perspective

M Tsang - Contemporary Physics, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The wave-particle duality of light introduces two fundamental problems to imaging, namely,
the diffraction limit and the photon shot noise. Quantum information theory can tackle them …

[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 …

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 …

[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 …

Quantum semiparametric estimation

M Tsang, F Albarelli, A Datta - Physical Review X, 2020 - APS
In the study of quantum limits to parameter estimation, the high dimensionality of the density
operator and that of the unknown parameters have long been two of the most difficult …

General expressions for the quantum Fisher information matrix with applications to discrete quantum imaging

LJ Fiderer, T Tufarelli, S Piano, G Adesso - PRX Quantum, 2021 - APS
The quantum Fisher information matrix is a central object in multiparameter quantum
estimation theory. It is usually challenging to obtain analytical expressions for it because …

Quantum limits of superresolution in a noisy environment

C Oh, S Zhou, Y Wong, L Jiang - Physical Review Letters, 2021 - APS
We analyze the ultimate quantum limit of resolving two identical sources in a noisy
environment. We prove that in the presence of noise causing false excitation, such as …

Resolution limits of spatial mode demultiplexing with noisy detection

YL Len, C Datta, M Parniak… - International Journal of …, 2020 - World Scientific
We consider the problem of estimating the spatial separation between two mutually
incoherent point light sources using the super-resolution imaging technique based on …

Quantum limits of localisation microscopy

E Bisketzi, D Branford, A Datta - New Journal of Physics, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Localisation microscopy of multiple weak, incoherent point sources with possibly different
intensities in one spatial dimension is equivalent to estimating the amplitudes of a classical …

Subwavelength quantum imaging with noisy detectors

C Lupo - Physical Review A, 2020 - APS
It has been recently shown that an interferometric measurement may allow for
subwavelength resolution of incoherent light. Whereas this holds for noiseless detectors …