Abstract
We consider optimal estimation of the parameter describing a bit-flip channel. Using the quantum Fisher information as a measure of the accuracy of the parameter estimation, we show that entanglement offers no advantage for multiple uses of the channel. This contrasts with parameter estimation in depolarizing channels, where entanglement offers a modest advantage and unitary channels where entanglement offers a distinct advantage.
© 2011 Optical Society of America
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