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The core problem in optimal control theory applied to quantum systems is to determine the temporal shape of an applied field in order to maximize the expectation of value of some physical observable. The functional which maps the control…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-01-10 Martín Larocca , Pablo Poggi , Diego Wisniacki

In order to unitarily evolve a quantum system, an agent requires knowledge of time, a parameter which no physical clock can ever perfectly characterise. In this letter, we study how limitations on acquiring knowledge of time impact…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-10-24 Jake Xuereb , Florian Meier , Paul Erker , Mark T. Mitchison , Marcus Huber

The objective of this work is to study time-minimum and energy-minimum global optimal control for dissipative open quantum systems whose dynamics is governed by the Lindblad equation. The controls appear only in the Hamiltonian. Using…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-03-16 William Clark , Anthony Bloch , Leonardo Colombo , Patrick Rooney

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…

We tailor the quantum statistics of a bosonic field to deterministically drive a quantum system into a target state. Experimentally accessible states of the field achieve good control of multi-level or -qubit systems, notably also at…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-04-12 Frieder Lindel , Edoardo G. Carnio , Stefan Yoshi Buhmann , Andreas Buchleitner

Quantum optimal control involves setting up an objective function that evaluates the quality of an operator representing the realized process w.r.t. the target process. Here we propose a stronger objective function which incorporates not…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-03-18 Priya Batra , V. R. Krithika , T. S. Mahesh

It is control that turns scientific knowledge into useful technology: in physics and engineering it provides a systematic way for driving a system from a given initial state into a desired target state with minimized expenditure of energy…

Quantum measurements are considered for optimal control of quantum dynamics with instantaneous and continuous observations utilized to manipulate population transfer. With an optimal set of measurements, the highest yield in a two-level…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-02-17 Feng Shuang , Mianlai Zhou , Alexander Pechen , Rebing Wu , Ofer M. Shir , Herschel Rabitz

A quantum theory in a finite-dimensional Hilbert space can be geometrically formulated as a proper Hamiltonian theory as explained in [2, 3, 7, 8]. From this point of view a quantum system can be described in a classical-like framework…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2017-07-26 Davide Pastorello

Quantum speed limit focuses on the minimum time scale for a fixed mission and hence is important in quantum information where fast dynamics is usually beneficial. Most existing tools for the depiction of quantum speed limit are the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-10-09 Mao Zhang , Huai-Ming Yu , Jing Liu

Assuming that the parameter dependent evolution, as well as the measurements that are done for readout, of a quantum system that acts as the probe in a quantum limited measurement scheme are both fixed, we find the optimal initial states of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-12 Salini Jose , Noufal Jaseem , Anil Shaji

In this paper, we consider a class of optimal control problems governed by 1D parabolic state-systems of KWC types with dynamic boundary conditions. The state-systems are based on a phase-field model of grain boundary motion, proposed in…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-10-05 Shodai Kubota , Ryota Nakayashiki , Ken Shirakawa

Coherent carrier control in quantum nanostructures is studied within the framework of Optimal Control. We develop a general solution scheme for the optimization of an external control (e.g., lasers pulses), which allows to channel the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Alfio Borzi , Georg Stadler , Ulrich Hohenester

Optimal control is a central problem in quantum thermodynamics. When minimizing dissipated work and work fluctuations defined via the two-point measurement scheme in open quantum systems, existing approaches largely focus on the rapid- and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-08 Yuki Kurokawa , Yoshihiko Hasegawa

In the interaction picture, a sufficient and necessary condition that guarantees the convergence of closed quantum control system is proposed in this paper. Theoretical derivation and the proof show that it is possible to achieve the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2014-08-19 Shuang Cong , Yuesheng Lou , Jianxiu Liu , Sen Kuang

Quantum control can be employed in quantum metrology to improve the precision limit for the estimation of unknown parameters. The optimal control, however, typically depends on the actual values of the parameters and thus needs to be…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-04-30 Han Xu , Lingna Wang , Haidong Yuan , Xin Wang

Optimally-shaped electromagnetic fields have the capacity to coherently control the dynamics of quantum systems and thus offer a promising means for controlling molecular transformations relevant to chemical, biological, and materials…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-06-08 Alicia B. Magann , Matthew D. Grace , Herschel A. Rabitz , Mohan Sarovar

Simultaneous optimization of multiple quantum objectives is often considered a demanding task. However, a special circumstance arises when a primary objective is pitted against a set of secondary objectives, which we show leads to invariant…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-07-22 David Hocker , Herschel Rabitz

Quantum Information scrambling (QI-scrambling) is a pivotal area of inquiry within the study of quantum many-body systems. This research derives mathematical upper and lower bounds for the scrambling rate by applying the Maligranda…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-25 Ahmed Zahia , M. Y. Abd-Rabbou , Atta ur Rahman , Cong Feng Qiao

This paper discusses the important role of controllability played on the complexity of optimizing quantum mechanical control systems. The study is based on a topology analysis of the corresponding quantum control landscape, which is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-04-01 Re-Bing Wu , Michael A. Hsieh , Herschel Rabitz