Active interferometry with gaussian channels

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We consider an interferometer that contains active elements, such as a parametric amplifier, with general two-mode Gaussian unitary channels rather than the usually considered phase-shift channel. We concentrate on a scheme based on the recently proposed pumped-up SU(1,1) active interferometer where all input particles participate in the parameter estimation, and from which a conventional SU(1,1) interferometer is a limiting case. Using the covariance matrix formalism, we derive the quantum Fisher information of this active interferometer with a general two-mode Gaussian unitary channel, as well as the sensitivity for a number-sum measurement scheme, finding simple expressions for the latter. As an example application, we apply our results to Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs), and in particular a BEC gravitational-wave detector based on resonance, finding that the sensitivity of the detector can be improved by several orders of magnitude with this new interferometry scheme.

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