Certification of Network Quantum Sensing

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.10700v1
• Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:02:50 GMT
• Title: Certification of Network Quantum Sensing
• Abstract summary: We introduce a quantum remote sensing protocol that can rigorously certify privacy and integrity of the estimation.<n>We experimentally demonstrate this framework by estimating an optical phase using entangled photons.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: The distribution of quantum sensors on quantum networks is a key enabler of quantum technologies in interferometry, gravimetry, timekeeping, biological monitoring, and beyond. Yet, guaranteeing the security of these distributed sensors over noisy, insecure networks remains a formidable challenge. Previous efforts to combine quantum metrology and cryptography have encountered an apparently unavoidable tension, proposing bounds for security which are only loosely tied to the achievable measurement performance. Here we introduce a quantum remote sensing protocol that can rigorously certify privacy and integrity of the estimation. By employing offline bilateral Pauli-twirling, our approach forces the effective quantum channel into a Bell-diagonal form, independently of the attack. Surprisingly, this also preserves metrological sensitivity without introducing additional experimental overhead. Relying solely on public communication alongside an insecure quantum link, the protocol enables legitimate users to exactly quantify their estimation error relative to an eavesdropper controlling the channels. We experimentally demonstrate this framework by estimating an optical phase using entangled photons, observing that the users' precision consistently surpasses the eavesdropper's capabilities across a broad parameter regime. By unifying quantum cryptography and metrology, our results provide a practical pathway to achieve simultaneous quantum-limited precision and rigorous information security in real-world quantum networks.

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