Field Demonstration of Distributed Quantum Sensing without Post-Selection

Autor: Si-Ran Zhao, Yu-Zhe Zhang, Wen-Zhao Liu, Jian-Yu Guan, Weijun Zhang, Cheng-Long Li, Bing Bai, Ming-Han Li, Yang Liu, Lixing You, Jun Zhang, Jingyun Fan, Feihu Xu, Qiang Zhang, Jian-Wei Pan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Physical Review X, Vol 11, Iss 3, p 031009 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2160-3308
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevX.11.031009
Popis: Distributed quantum sensing can provide quantum-enhanced sensitivity beyond the shot-noise limit (SNL) for sensing spatially distributed parameters. To date, distributed quantum sensing experiments have mostly been accomplished in laboratory environments without a real space separation for the sensors. In addition, the post-selection is normally assumed to demonstrate the sensitivity advantage over the SNL. Here, we demonstrate distributed quantum sensing with discrete variables in field and show the unconditional violation (without post-selection) of SNL up to 0.916 dB for the field distance of 240 m. The achievement is based on a loophole-free Bell test setup with entangled photon pairs at the averaged heralding efficiency of 73.88%. Moreover, to test quantum sensing in real life, we demonstrate the experiment for long distances (with 10-km fiber), together with the sensing of a completely random parameter. The results represent an important step towards a practical quantum sensing network for widespread applications.
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