Optimal Estimation of Conjugate Shifts in Position and Momentum by Classically Correlated Probes and Measurements

Abstract

Multiparameter estimation is necessary for force sensing due to simultaneous and nontrivial small changes of position and momentum. The design of quantum probes that allow simultaneous estimation of all parameters is therefore an important task. The optimal methods for estimation of the conjugate changes of position and momentum of quantum harmonic oscillator employ probes in entangled or quantum non -Gaussian states. We show that the same results can be obtained in a significantly more feasible fashion by employing independent sets of differently squeezed Gaussian states classically correlated with posi-tion or momentum measurements. This result demonstrates an unexplored power of a classical correlation between the probe states and measurements directly applicable to force sensing.