Enhancing precision of phase estimation by homodyne-mediated feedback and classical driving

Abstract

A two-level atom interacting with a single-mode cavity is considered. The atom-cavity system is driven by a classical field with the homodyne-mediated feedback. The influences of the driving field and two types of the feedback on the precision of the phase estimation are investigated. The results show the quantum Fisher information (QFI) can be preserved by the homodyne-mediated feedback and the classical driving when the system parameters are suitable. In addition, the initial value of the relative phase greatly effects the QFI. Therefore, the phase estimation precision of the two-level atom can be enhanced, and the extent of the enhancement is decided by not only the driving frequency and the type of quantum feedback, but also the initial parameters of the two-level system.