Optimal Strategies for Multi-parameter Quantum Metrology

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2608.01114v1
• Date: Sun, 02 Aug 2026 09:21:02 GMT
• Title: Optimal Strategies for Multi-parameter Quantum Metrology
• Abstract summary: Estimating multiple unknown parameters simultaneously is essential for practical quantum sensing.<n>We develop a general and efficient computational framework that jointly optimize probe states, control operations, and measurements.<n>Our work establishes a versatile computational tool for determining fundamental precision limits and designing optimal quantum-sensing protocols.
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• Abstract: Estimating multiple unknown parameters simultaneously is essential for practical quantum sensing. However, it faces a fundamental challenge: the optimal strategy for estimating one parameter is often incompatible with that for another, making it impossible to simultaneously achieve the ultimate precision limits for all parameters. Here we develop a general and efficient computational framework that jointly optimizes probe states, control operations, and measurements across different strategy families, including parallel, sequential, and those with indefinite causal order. Our approach provides exact semidefinite-program formulations for several precision bounds, including the Holevo, Nagaoka-Hayashi, and quantum Cramér-Rao bounds. We demonstrate the capabilities of the framework in multiparameter magnetometry and frequency estimation, identifying optimal protocols within each class and revealing a strict hierarchy among the achievable performances of different classes in the multiparameter regime. The framework also directly incorporates resource constraints, such as energy budgets, enabling systematic investigation of experimentally realistic sensing scenarios. Furthermore, we develop a finite-memory optimization method for sequential strategies with restricted ancillary-memory dimension. By decomposing the protocol into initial probe preparation and intermediate control operations, this method provides a practical route to designing resource-constrained sequential sensing schemes. Our work establishes a versatile computational tool for determining fundamental precision limits and designing optimal quantum-sensing protocols in complex multiparameter settings.

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