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Dynamical identification of open quantum systems

Quantum Physics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

I propose a quantum trajectories approach to parametric identification of the effective Hamiltonian for a Markovian open quantum system, and discuss an application motivated by recent experiments in cavity quantum electrodynamics. This example illustrates a strategy for quantum parameter estimation that efficiently utilizes the information carried by correlations between measurements distributed in time.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9608020,
  title  = {Dynamical identification of open quantum systems},
  author = {Hideo Mabuchi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9608020},
  year   = {2007}
}

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Formatted with RevTex, 4 pages plus 4 EPS figures. To appear in Quantum and Semiclassical Optics (JEOS B)