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arXiv:2207.14746 · Physical Review A

Quantifying coherence in terms of Fisher information

Deng-hui Yu, Chang‐shui Yu

Published Nov 29, 2022• 13 citations
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Abstract

In quantum metrology, the parameter estimation accuracy is bounded by quantum Fisher information. In this paper we present coherence measures in terms of (quantum) Fisher information by directly considering the postselective nonunitary parametrization process. This coherence measure demonstrates the apparent operational meaning by the exact connection between coherence and parameter estimation accuracy. We also discuss the distinction between our coherence measure and the quantum Fisher information subject to unitary parametrization. The analytic coherence measure is given for qubit states.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.106.052432

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Recently various ways to quantify coherence of a quantum state have been proposed. In this paper, several reliable quantum coherence measures based on quantum Fisher information (QFI) are presented. For pure states, this coherence measure is equivalent to that based on skew information, while for mixed states, we first define two natural coherence measures via QFI and find that the two definitions are exactly identical. By virtual of the special structure of qubit, we show that the mutual unbiased bases' (MUBs) qubit coherence is constrained only by the length of the Bloch vector. Then we provide upper bounds of the coherence measure with respect to any given basis and lower bounds in the case of a set of MUBs for both pure states and mixed states of arbitrary dimension. Finally, we investigate the connection between our coherence measures and quantum metrology, thereby providing an operational meaning for these coherence measures.
Quantum Fisher information (QFI) quantifies the sensitivity of a quantum state to a parameter change and plays a key role in quantum metrology. Meanwhile, quantum coherence is a crucial resource for quantum information processing. However, despite extensive studies on various aspects of quantum metrology, the interplay between the dynamics of the QFI and quantum coherence remains unexplored. Here, we explore the factorization relationship between the QFI and quantum coherence, both theoretically and experimentally. We prepare pure states in qubit and qutrit systems and apply unitary evolution to investigate this relationship. Our results confirm the factorization law, offering strong evidence for this relationship. Furthermore, we establish a lower bound on the variance of the estimated parameter that does not require the final state information. This approach reveals a deep connection between the QFI and quantum coherence, providing insights into quantum parameter estimation. These findings have potential applications in quantum sensing and quantum metrology.
Quantum metrology is superior to classical metrology in parameter estimation. This is because quantum states have coherence that, however, does not exist in classical states. Previous works were limited to the study of the relationship between quantum Fisher information (QFI) and coherence of the initial probe state only for a specific single-qubit parameter estimation process (e.g., a process described by a single-qubit spin angular momentum operator Jz{J}_{z}Jz​). Here, we consider a more general case and study the relationship between QFI and coherence of the initial probe state for a single-qubit general parameter estimation process, which is described by a single-qubit spin angular momentum operator ${J}_{\stackrel{P\vec}{n}}$ with a general unit vector $\stackrel{P\vec}{n}$. We find that the QFI is proportional to the square of coherence of the initial probe state, when the single-qubit bases are eigenstates of the spin angular momentum operator ${J}_{\stackrel{P\vec}{n}}$ describing the parametrization process. We also design and conduct a linear optical experiment to support our theory. The experimental results are in good agreement with the theoretical ones. This work provides an important guideline for enhancing the precision of parameter estimation.
Quantum coherence is one of the old but always important concepts in quantum mechanics, and now it has been regarded as a necessary resource for quantum information processing and quantum metrology. However, the question of how to quantify the quantum coherence has just been paid the attention recently (see, e.g., Baumgratz et al. PRL, 113. 140401 (2014)). In this paper we verify that the well-known quantum Fisher information (QFI) can be utilized to quantify the quantum coherence, as it satisfies the monotonicity under the typical incoherent operations and the convexity under the mixing of the quantum states. Differing from most of the pure axiomatic methods, quantifying quantum coherence by QFI could be experimentally testable, as the bound of the QFI is practically measurable. The validity of our proposal is specifically demonstrated with the typical phase-damping and depolarizing evolution processes of a generic single-qubit state, and also by comparing it with the other quantifying methods proposed previously.
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