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We demonstrate high fidelity entangling quantum gates within a chain of five trapped ion qubits by optimally shaping optical fields that couple to multiple collective modes of motion. We individually address qubits with segmented optical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-05-20 T. Choi , S. Debnath , T. A. Manning , C. Figgatt , Z. -X. Gong , L. -M. Duan , C. Monroe

Quantum Optimal Control is an established field of research which is necessary for the development of Quantum Technologies. In recent years, Machine Learning techniques have been proved usefull to tackle a variety of quantum problems. In…

Most quantum processors requires pulse sequences for controlling quantum states. Here, we present an alternative algorithm for computing an optimal pulse sequence in order to perform a specific task, being an implementation of a quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-05-27 John P. S. Peterson , Roberto S. Sarthour , Raymond Laflamme

Quantum optimal control theory (QOCT) aims at finding an external field that drives a quantum system in such a way that optimally achieves some predefined target. In practice this normally means optimizing the value of some observable, a so…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-09-19 Alberto Castro , I. V. Tokatly

This paper presents a data-driven optimal control policy for a micro flapping wing unmanned aerial vehicle. First, a set of optimal trajectories are computed off-line based on a geometric formulation of dynamics that captures the nonlinear…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-06-09 Tejaswi K. C. , Taeyoung Lee

Transport phenomena on a quantum scale appear in a variety of systems, ranging from photosynthetic complexes to engineered quantum devices. It has been predicted that the efficiency of quantum transport can be enhanced through dynamic…

Optimal Control Theory is a powerful mathematical tool, which has known a rapid development since the 1950s, mainly for engineering applications. More recently, it has become a widely used method to improve process performance in quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-09-16 U. Boscain , M. Sigalotti , D. Sugny

This work studies the feasibility of optimal control of high-fidelity quantum gates in a model of interacting two-level particles. One particle (the qubit) serves as the quantum information processor, whose evolution is controlled by a…

Quantum bits, or qubits, are the fundamental building blocks of present quantum computers. Hence, it is important to be able to characterize the state of a qubit as accurately as possible. By evaluating the qubit characterization problem…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-02-27 Bacui Li , Lorcan O. Conlon , Ping Koy Lam , Syed M. Assad

In this paper, we demonstrate that optimal control algorithms can be used to speed up the implementation of modules of quantum algorithms or quantum simulations in networks of coupled qubits. The gain is most prominent in realistic cases,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-12-20 T. Schulte-Herbrueggen , A. K. Spoerl , N. Khaneja , S. J. Glaser

We present a quantum optimal control problem which exhibits a chattering phenomenon. This is the first instance of such a process in quantum control. Using the Pontryagin Maximum Principle and a general procedure due to V. F. Borisov and M.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-01-11 R. Robin , U. Boscain , M. Sigalotti , D. Sugny

Quantum networking is an emerging area with the potential to transform information processing and communications. In this paper, we present a brief introduction to quantum network control, an area in quantum networking dedicated to…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-07-30 Víctor Valls , Panagiotis Promponas , Leandros Tassiulas

Quantum optimization is poised to play a transformative role in the design of next-generation wireless communication systems by addressing key computational and technological challenges. This paper provides an overview of the principles of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-12-03 Ioannis Krikidis , Valentin Gilbert

Optimal control theory is an effective tool to improve parameter estimation of quantum systems. Different methods can be employed for the design of the control protocol. They can be based either on Quantum Fischer Information (QFI)…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-06-21 Quentin Ansel , Etienne Dionis , Dominique Sugny

Different platforms for quantum computation are currently being developed with a steadily increasing number of physical qubits. To make today's devices practical for quantum software engineers, novel programming tools with maximal…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-07-17 Michael Cubeddu , Will Finigan , Thomas Lively , Johannes Flick , Prineha Narang

Increasing fidelity is the ultimate challenge of quantum information technology. In addition to decoherence and dissipation, fidelity is affected by internal imperfections such as impurities in the system. Here we show that the quality of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-01-28 E. Rasanen , E. J. Heller

This paper provides a framework for the control of quantum mechanical systems with scattering states, i.e., systems with continuous spectra. We present the concept and prove a criterion of the approximate strong smooth controllability. Our…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Re-Bing Wu , Tzyh-Jong Tarn , Chun-Wen Li

Understanding and controlling engineered quantum systems is key to developing practical quantum technology. However, given the current technological limitations, such as fabrication imperfections and environmental noise, this is not always…

Effective epidemic control is crucial for mitigating the spread of infectious diseases, particularly when pharmaceutical interventions such as vaccines or treatments are limited. Non-pharmaceutical strategies, including mobility…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-12-03 Deborah Volpe , Giacomo Orlandi , Mattia Boggio , Carlo Novara , Lorenzo Zino , Giovanna Turvani

Flying qubits encode quantum information in propagating modes instead of stationary discrete states. Although photonic flying qubits are available, the weak interaction between photons limits the efficiency of conditional quantum gates.…