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Stabilizing qubit coherence via tracking-control

Quantum Physics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We consider the problem of stabilizing the coherence of a single qubit subject to Markovian decoherence, via the application of a control Hamiltonian, without any additional resources. In this case neither quantum error correction/avoidance, nor dynamical decoupling applies. We show that using tracking-control, i.e., the conditioning of the control field on the state of the qubit, it is possible to maintain coherence for finite time durations, until the control field diverges.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0410048,
  title  = {Stabilizing qubit coherence via tracking-control},
  author = {Daniel A. Lidar and Sara Schneider},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0410048},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

11 pages (single column), incl. 3 figures. Submitted to special issue of Quantum Information & Computation, following the Conference on Quantum Information and Quantum Control, Toronto, July '04