Detection methods for optimal target reflectivity estimation with two-mode squeezed vacuum probes

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2607.04021v1
• Date: Sat, 04 Jul 2026 20:36:21 GMT
• Title: Detection methods for optimal target reflectivity estimation with two-mode squeezed vacuum probes
• Abstract summary: We study the precision limits for target reflectivity estimation across different energy and loss regimes.<n>We show that near-optimal quantum target reflectivity estimation is achievable in various relevant noisy regimes.
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• Abstract: Target reflectivity estimation using a two-mode squeezed vacuum (TMSV) probe offers a theoretical advantage over classical schemes, but realizing this potential under the measurement constraints of microwave platforms remains a central challenge. In this work, we study the precision limits for target reflectivity estimation across different energy and loss regimes, while accounting for realistic measurement restrictions. We characterize the optimal measurements and identify a transition in their structure: above a specific reflectivity threshold, a parametric amplifier receiver is optimal, whereas below it, the optimal observables are two-mode squeezing generators. We then study the performance of Gaussian measurements. When restricted to standard local homodyne detection, the TMSV probe is highly non-optimal. However, we show that suitable non-local Gaussian measurements can closely approach the quantum Cramér-Rao bound at the large noise limit. These results demonstrate that near-optimal quantum target reflectivity estimation is achievable in various relevant noisy regimes, even under the restriction of Gaussian measurements.

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