Entanglement-Enhanced Neyman-Pearson Target Detection

Journal Article · Wed Oct 09 04:00:00 EDT 2024 · No journal information

OSTI ID:2482486

Ward, William ^[1]; Hariri, Abdulkarim ^[1]; Zhang, Zheshen ^[1]

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1. Michigan U.

Quantum illumination (QI) provides entanglement-enabled target-detection enhancement, despite operating in an entanglement-breaking environment. Existing experimental studies of QI have utilized a Bayesian approach, assuming that the target is equally likely to be present or absent before detection, to demonstrate an advantage over classical target detection. However, such a premise breaks down in practical operational scenarios in which the prior probability is unknown, thereby hindering QI's applicability to real-world target-detection scenarios. In this work, we adopt the Neyman-Pearson criterion in lieu of the error probability for equally likely target absence or presence as our figure of merit for QI. We demonstrate an unconditional quantum advantage over the optimal classical-illumination protocol as benchmarked by the receiver operating characteristic, which examines detection probability versus false-alarm probability without resorting to known prior probabilities. Our work represents a critical advancement in adapting quantum-enhanced sensing to practical operational settings.

• Research Organization: Michigan U.
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-07CH11359; 89243024CSC000002
• OSTI ID: 2482486
• Report Number(s): FERMILAB-PUB-24-0891-SQMS-V; oai:inspirehep.net:2839038; arXiv:2410.07544
• Journal Information: No journal information, Journal Name: No journal information
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English