On the estimation of interaction parameters in weak measurements

DOI10.1063/1.3630162zbMATH Open1291.81027arXiv1012.0071OpenAlexW2034938921MaRDI QIDQ5418331FDOQ5418331

Authors: Holger F. Hofmann 

Publication date: 3 June 2014

Published in: AIP Conference Proceedings (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Since weak measurements are known to produce measurement values that can be much larger than the maximal eigenvalues of the measured observable, it is an interesting question how this enhancement of the measurement signal relates to the sensitivity of quantum measurements as investigated in the field of quantum metrology. In this presentation, it is pointed out that the estimation of a small interaction parameter using weak measurements actually corresponds to standard quantum metrology, where the logarithmic derivatives of the final measurement probabilities are proportional to the corresponding weak values. The analysis of the general weak measurement formalism then shows that extreme weak values do not improve the sensitivity. Instead, all final measurements with real weak values have the same sensitivity as a final measurement of the eigenvalues. This result supports the view that real weak values can be interpreted as precise, zero uncertainty estimates of a quantum observable, despite their deviation from the eigenvalues of the corresponding operator.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1012.0071

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zbMATH Keywords

weak valuesquantum metrology

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15)

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