Geometric bounds on multiparameter Heisenberg scaling in optical metrology with limited squeezed resources

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2607.24657v1
• Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:53:07 GMT
• Title: Geometric bounds on multiparameter Heisenberg scaling in optical metrology with limited squeezed resources
• Abstract summary: A fundamental question is how many independent parameter combinations can inherit Heisenberg scaling from a given number of squeezed probes.<n>We show that the rank of the Heisenberg-scaling coefficient of the quantum Fisher information matrix is bounded by $n_rm HSle minp,k(k+3)/2$.<n>We construct a passive family of interferometers that saturates these bounds.
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• Abstract: The simultaneous estimation of multiple parameters is a central task in quantum metrology, distributed sensing, and the calibration of large photonic interferometers. A fundamental question is how many independent parameter combinations can inherit Heisenberg scaling from a given number of squeezed probes in a multimode Gaussian network. Here, we answer this question for arbitrary passive linear optical networks. For a $p$-parameter, $M$-channel interferometer probed by $k$ single-mode squeezed states and at least one coherent state in the remaining channels, we show that the rank of the Heisenberg-scaling coefficient of the quantum Fisher information matrix is bounded by $n_{\rm HS}\le \min\{p,k(k+3)/2\}$, which corresponds to the maximum number of independent combinations of parameters that can be estimated with Heisenberg-scaling sensitivity. The bound separates into two geometrically distinct contributions. The covariance contribution of the quantum Fisher information, which describes squeezing-enhanced fluctuations, provides at most $k(k+1)/2$ parameter combinations estimable at Heisenberg-scaling sensitivity, while the first-moment contribution provides at most $k$ additional independent parameter combinations with Heisenberg-scaling sensitivity. We identify the conditions for saturating these bounds and construct a passive family of interferometers that saturates these bounds.

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