Super-Heisenberg Non-Equilibrium Quantum Sensing with Waveguide-Coupled Emitters

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.11975v1
• Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:54:09 GMT
• Title: Super-Heisenberg Non-Equilibrium Quantum Sensing with Waveguide-Coupled Emitters
• Abstract summary: We show that the quantum Fisher information (QFI) can be significantly enhanced through careful emitter positioning.<n>Our results highlight the potential of waveguide-coupled emitter arrays as versatile quantum sensors.
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• Abstract: We explore an array of quantum emitters as non-equilibrium probes, coupled to a one-dimensional photonic waveguide, aiming to estimate its properties such as wave number which encodes the waveguide frequency and dispersive characteristics. By considering transient dynamics following initial excitation, we show that the quantum Fisher information (QFI) can be significantly enhanced through careful emitter positioning. For two-emitter probes, optimal spacing stabilizes populations and coherences in the single-excitation subspace, suppressing super radiant decay and extending both the magnitude and longevity of QFI. Randomized emitter configurations also reveal that vanishing waveguide-mediated cross decay maximizes both achievable sensitivity and the temporal duration over which information about the parameter remains accessible. Extending to multipartite probes, we demonstrate that the maximum QFI and its temporal integral scale with system size, exceeding the Heisenberg limit for all positioning strategies. Our results highlight the potential of waveguide-coupled emitter arrays as versatile quantum sensors, where collective radiative dynamics can be harnessed to achieve tunable, long-lived, and enhanced precision.

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