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Optimal control theory is a promising candidate for a drastic improvement of the performance of quantum information tasks. We explore its ultimate limit in paradigmatic cases, and demonstrate that it coincides with the maximum speed limit…

Finding minimal time and establishing the structure of the corresponding optimal controls which can transfer a given initial state of a quantum system into a given target state is a key problem of quantum control. In this work, this problem…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-02-21 L. V. Lokutsievskiy , A. N. Pechen , M. I. Zelikin

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

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

The control of individual quantum systems is now a reality in a variety of physical settings. Feedback control is an important class of control methods because of its ability to reduce the effects of noise. In this review we give an…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-08-01 Jing Zhang , Yu-xi Liu , Re-Bing Wu , Kurt Jacobs , Franco Nori

This thesis addresses the problem of developing a quantum counter-part of the well established classical theory of control. We dwell on the fundamental fact that quantum states are generally not perfectly distinguishable, and quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-08-21 Paulo E. M. F. Mendonca

The development of estimation and control theories for quantum systems is a fundamental task for practical quantum technology. This vision article presents a brief introduction to challenging problems and potential opportunities in the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-01-19 Daoyi Dong , Ian R Petersen

Quantum computation is based on implementing selected unitary transformations which represent algorithms. A generalized optimal control theory is used to find the driving field that generates a prespecified unitary transformation. The…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Jose P. Palao , Ronnie Kosloff

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

The optimally designed control of quantum systems is playing an increasingly important role to engineer novel and more efficient quantum technologies. Here, in the scenario represented by controlling an arbitrary quantum system via the…

The scope of this work is to provide a self-contained introduction to a selection of basic theoretical aspects in the modeling and control of quantum mechanical systems, as well as a brief survey on the main approaches to control synthesis.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-10-29 Claudio Altafini , Francesco Ticozzi

Quantum computing is a new emerging computer technology. Current quantum computing devices are at a development stage where they are gradually becoming suitable for small real-world applications. This lecture is devoted to the practical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-01-07 Madita Willsch , Dennis Willsch , Kristel Michielsen

Implementing fast and high-fidelity quantum operations using open-loop quantum optimal control relies on having an accurate model of the quantum dynamics. Any deviations between this model and the complete dynamics of the device, such as…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-31 Elie Genois , Noah J. Stevenson , Noah Goss , Irfan Siddiqi , Alexandre Blais

I provide an introduction to quantum computers, describing how they might be realized using language accessible to a solid state physicist. A listing of the minimal requirements for creating a quantum computer is given. I also discuss…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-02-03 David P. DiVincenzo

Quantum computing provides a powerful framework for tackling computational problems that are classically intractable. The goal of this paper is to explore the use of quantum computers for solving relevant problems in systems and control…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-23 Jan Schneider , Julian Berberich

Optimal control theory provides recipes to achieve quantum operations with high fidelity and speed, as required in quantum technologies such as quantum sensing and computation. While technical advances have achieved the ultrastrong driving…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-11-25 M. Hirose , P. Cappellaro

The last decade has witnessed remarkable progress in the development of quantum technologies. Although fault-tolerant devices likely remain years away, the noisy intermediate-scale quantum devices of today may be leveraged for other…

Quantum optimal control has numerous important applications ranging from pulse shaping in magnetic-resonance imagining to laser control of chemical reactions and quantum computing. Our objective is to address two major challenges that have…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-03-09 Jakub Marecek , Jiri Vala

Simple, precise, and robust control is demanded for operating a large quantum information processor. However, existing routes to high-fidelity quantum control rely heavily on arbitrary waveform generators that are difficult to scale up.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-09-21 Qi-Ming Chen , Herschel Rabitz , Re-Bing Wu

The development of quantum technologies relies on creating and manipulating quantum systems of increasing complexity, with key applications in computation, simulation, and sensing. This poses severe challenges in efficient control,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-09 Hailan Ma , Bo Qi , Ian R. Petersen , Re-Bing Wu , Herschel Rabitz , Daoyi Dong