Using an analytically solvable model, we show that a qubit array-based
detector allows to achieve the fundamental Heisenberg limit in detecting single
photons. In case of superconducting qubits, this opens new opportunities for
quantum sensing and communications in the important microwave range.
Funding
EU project SUPERGALAX (Grant Agreement ID: 863313)
This paper was accepted for publication in the journal Physical Review B and the definitive published version is is available at https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.103.064503.