Optimal Gaussian networks for private distributed quantum sensing

Abstract:Private distributed quantum sensing aims to estimate an authorized collective parameter while preventing independent estimation of individual local parameters. Here, we analytically characterize Gaussian quantum networks satisfying this perfect local privacy condition. Using a graph representation of the Gaussian pairing matrix, we show that two-mode squeezed vacuum states constitute the essential building blocks of privacy-preserving Gaussian states. We then analytically derive the optimal sensitivity under perfect local privacy and determine a Gaussian probe that achieves Heisenberg scaling with respect to both the photon number and the number of sensing modes. Using local homodyne measurements and maximum-likelihood estimation, we numerically verify quantum-enhanced sensitivity beyond the shot-noise limit while preserving perfect local privacy. We further show that the local-privacy condition is preserved under arbitrary phase-independent quantum channels, including optical loss. Our results provide a general framework for constructing and optimizing privacy-preserving continuous-variable quantum sensing networks.

arXiv:2608.27136 [quant-ph]

(or arXiv:2608.27136v1 [quant-ph] for this version)

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