Phase amplification via synthetic two-axis-twisting echo from interaction-fixed one-axis twisting

Abstract

One-axis twisting (OAT) and two-axis twisting (TAT) are well-known methods for achieving entanglement-enhanced quantum metrology, and their time-reversal echo offers a potent tool for approaching the Heisenberg limit even with detection noise. However, flipping the sign of interaction to implement the time-reversal echo is generally challenging. Here, we propose an echo protocol based on synthetic TAT from interaction-fixed OAT in a pseudospin-1/2 ensemble to achieve time-reversal quantum metrology. By applying modulation pulses around two different orthogonal directions, the effective TAT and its echo can be realized without changing the interaction. We demonstrate that this protocol not only outperforms the OAT echo scheme in both metrological gain and evolution time but is also robust against detection noise. Our protocol presents a TAT echo scheme that effectively avoids flipping the sign of interaction, providing a viable method for improving precision and robustness of quantum metrology.