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We propose a method to design a suboptimal, coherent quantum LQG controller to solve a quantum equalization problem. Our method involves reformulating the problem as a control problem and then designing a classical LQG controller and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-04-05 Rebbecca TY Thien , Shanon L. Vuglar , Ian R. Petersen

Quantum control is concerned with active manipulation of physical and chemical processes on the atomic and molecular scale. This work presents a perspective of progress in the field of control over quantum phenomena, tracing the evolution…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-07-20 Constantin Brif , Raj Chakrabarti , Herschel Rabitz

Optimal control theory is applied to analyze the time-optimal solution with a single scalar control knob in a two-level quantum system without quantum decoherence. Emphasis is \change{placed} on the dependence on the maximum control…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-04-03 Chungwei Lin , Qi Ding , Petros T. Boufounos , Yanting Ma , Yebin Wang , Dries Sels , Chih-Chun Chien

We consider policy gradient methods for stochastic optimal control problem in continuous time. In particular, we analyze the gradient flow for the control, viewed as a continuous time limit of the policy gradient method. We prove the global…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-04-15 Mo Zhou , Jianfeng Lu

The most basic scenario of quantum control involves the organized manipulation of pure dynamical states of the system by means of unitary transformations. Recently, Vilela Mendes and Mank'o have shown that the conditions for controllability…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 A. Mandilara , J. W. Clark

In this paper, we propose feedback designs for manipulating a quantum state to a target state by performing sequential measurements. In light of Belavkin's quantum feedback control theory, for a given set of (projective or non-projective)…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-23 Shuangshuang Fu , Guodong Shi , Alexandre Proutiere , Matthew R. James

Feedback control protocols can stabilize and enhance the operation of quantum devices, however, unavoidable delays in the feedback loop adversely affect their performance. We introduce a quantum control methodology, combining open-loop…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-03-25 Joshua Combes , Howard M. Wiseman , A. J. Scott

By means of optimal control techniques we model and optimize the manipulation of the external quantum state (center-of-mass motion) of atoms trapped in adjustable optical potentials. We consider in detail the cases of both non interacting…

Quantum state control is a fundamental tool for quantum technologies. In this work, we propose and analyze the use of quantum optimal control to exploit the dipolar interaction of ultracold atoms on a lattice ring, focusing on the…

The possibility of control of phenomena at microscopic level compatible with quantum mechanics and quantum field theory is outlined. The theory could be used in nanotechnology.

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 G. H. Gadiyar

We extend the concepts of quantum complete synchronization and phase synchronization, which are proposed firstly in [Phys. Rev. Lett, 111 103605 (2013)], to more widespread quantum generalized synchronization. The generalized…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-07-20 Wenlin Li , Chong Li , Heshan Song

We investigate the optimal charging processes for several models of quantum batteries, finding how to maximize the energy stored in a given battery with a finite-time modulation of a set of external fields. We approach the problem using…

Preparing desired quantum states and quantum operations (processes) is essential for numerous tasks in quantum computation. Several approaches have been developed for optimal control of quantum states, whereas optimal strategies for…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-29 M. Farnia , V. Rezvani , A. T. Rezakhani

In this paper we study and solve an optimal control problem motivated by applications in quantum and classical physics. Although apparently simple, this optimal control problem is not easy to solve and we resort to various elaborated…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-07-18 Arnaud Lazarus , Emmanuel Trélat

We present a constructive control scheme for solving quantum state engineering problems based on a parametrization of the state vector in terms of complex hyperspherical coordinates. Unlike many control schemes based on factorization of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-02-22 Weiwei Zhou , Sophie Schirmer , Ming Zhang , Hong-Yi Dai

A discrete-time method for solving problems in optimal quantum control is presented. Controlling the time discretized markovian dynamics of a quantum system can be reduced to a Markov-decision process. We demonstrate this method in this…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-06-05 Jon R. Grice , David A. Meyer

Feedback control is an essential component of many modern technologies and provides a key capability for emergent quantum technologies. We extend existing approaches of direct feedback control in which the controller applies a function…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-12-15 Hui Chen , Hanhan Li , Felix Motzoi , Leigh S. Martin , K. Birgitta Whaley , Mohan Sarovar

We characterize the set of optimal protocols for two-qubit entangling gates through a mechanism analysis based on quantum pathways, which allows us to compare and rank the different solutions. As an example of a flexible platform with a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-04-28 Ignacio R. Sola , Seokmin Shin , Bo Y. Chang

The mathematical modeling of numerous real-world applications results in hierarchical optimization problems with two decision makers where at least one of them has to solve an optimal control problem of ordinary or partial differential…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-06-20 Patrick Mehlitz , Gerd Wachsmuth

We present a method for optimizing quantum control in experimental systems, using a subset of randomized benchmarking measurements to rapidly infer error. This is demonstrated to improve single- and two-qubit gates, minimize gate…