Temporal modulation as a resource: enhanced frequency estimation in continuous variable systems
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Quantum Physics arXiv:2606.15108 (quant-ph) [Submitted on 13 Jun 2026] Title:Temporal modulation as a resource: enhanced frequency estimation in continuous variable systems Authors:Ningxin Kong, Qiongyi He, Matteo G. A. Paris View a PDF of the paper titled Temporal modulation as a resource: enhanced frequency estimation in continuous variable systems, by Ningxin Kong and Qiongyi He and Matteo G. A. Paris View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract:Frequency estimation, a cornerstone of quantum metrology, has been significantly enhanced by advanced quantum sensing strategies. However, most protocols rely either on static or time-independent encoding mechanisms, inherently limiting their achievable precision scaling, or on control strategies requiring changing the Hamiltonian and/or implementing feedback mechanisms. To overcome this, we investigate a simpler dynamical encoding protocol where the quantum oscillator is driven by a general continuous temporal frequency modulation $\Omega(t) = \omega_0 f(t)$. We analytically demonstrate that for a given modulation profile $f(t)$ and its corresponding time-integral $F(t)$, the quantum Fisher information (QFI) scales as $\mathcal{O}(F(t)^2)$. This enhancement stems from the fact that temporal encoding fundamentally alters the mechanism of dynamical phase accumulation. Crucially, when evaluated under the energy and evolution-time constraints, this framework reveals a genuine precision enhancement over the conventional time-independent baseline. By analyzing explicit polynomial and exponential modulations, we establish that arbitrary precision scaling can be deterministically engineered, with ultimate bounds that are asymptotically saturable via optimal homodyne detection. Our framework provides a universal paradigm for exploiting time-dependent quantum control in next-generation sensors. Comments: Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph) Cite as: arXiv:2606.15108 [quant-ph] (or arXiv:2606.15108v1 [quant-ph] for this version) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2606.15108 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite (pending registration) Submission history From: Ningxin Kong [view email] [v1] Sat, 13 Jun 2026 04:45:01 UTC (132 KB) Full-text links: Access Paper: View a PDF of the paper titled Temporal modulation as a resource: enhanced frequency estimation in continuous variable systems, by Ningxin Kong and Qiongyi He and Matteo G. A. ParisView PDFHTML (experimental)TeX Source view license Current browse context: quant-ph new | recent | 2026-06 References & Citations INSPIRE HEP NASA ADSGoogle Scholar Semantic Scholar export BibTeX citation Loading... BibTeX formatted citation × loading... Data provided by: Bookmark Bibliographic Tools Bibliographic and Citation Tools Bibliographic Explorer Toggle Bibliographic Explorer (What is the Explorer?) Connected Papers Toggle Connected Papers (What is Connected Papers?) Litmaps Toggle Litmaps (What is Litmaps?) scite.ai Toggle scite Smart Citations (What are Smart Citations?) Code, Data, Media Code, Data and Media Associated with this Article alphaXiv Toggle alphaXiv (What is alphaXiv?) Links to Code Toggle CatalyzeX Code Finder for Papers (What is CatalyzeX?) DagsHub Toggle DagsHub (What is DagsHub?) GotitPub Toggle Gotit.pub (What is GotitPub?) Huggingface Toggle Hugging Face (What is Huggingface?) ScienceCast Toggle ScienceCast (What is ScienceCast?) Demos Demos Replicate Toggle Replicate (What is Replicate?) Spaces Toggle Hugging Face Spaces (What is Spaces?) Spaces Toggle TXYZ.AI (What is TXYZ.AI?) Related Papers Recommenders and Search Tools Link to Influence Flower Influence Flower (What are Influence Flowers?) Core recommender toggle CORE Recommender (What is CORE?) Author Venue Institution Topic About arXivLabs arXivLabs: experimental projects with community collaborators arXivLabs is a framework that allows collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on our website. Both individuals and organizations that work with arXivLabs have embraced and accepted our values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only works with partners that adhere to them. Have an idea for a project that will add value for arXiv's community? Learn more about arXivLabs. Which authors of this paper are endorsers? | Disable MathJax (What is MathJax?)