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A systematic scheme is proposed to numerically estimate the quantum speed limit and temporal shape of optimal control in two-level and three-level quantum systems with bounded amplitude. For the two-level system, two quantum state…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-05-02 Xikun Li

In this work, we investigate how and to which extent a quantum system can be driven along a prescribed path in space by a suitably tailored laser pulse. The laser field is calculated with the help of quantum optimal control theory employing…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-07-16 J. Werschnik , E. K. U. Gross

Control of quantum systems is a central element of high-precision experiments and the development of quantum technological applications. Control pulses that are typically temporally or spatially modulated are often designed based on…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-01-04 Frederic Sauvage , Florian Mintert

Two central problems in modern control theory are the controller design problem: which deals with designing a control law for the dynamical system, and the state estimation problem (observer design problem): which deals with computing an…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-08-31 Midhun T. Augustine

The theory of optimal control on positive cones has recently identified several new problem classes where the Bellman equation can be solved explicitly, in analogy with classical linear quadratic control. In this paper, the idea is extended…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-12-01 Anders Rantzer

Quantum control refers to our ability to manipulate quantum systems. This tutorial-style chapter focuses on the use of classical electromagnetic fields to steer the system dynamics. In this approach, the quantum nature of the control stems…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-05 Christiane P. Koch

A quantum memory is a system that enables transfer, storage, and retrieval of optical quantum states by ON/OFF switching of the control signal in each stages of the memory. In particular, it is known that, for perfect transfer of a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-02-21 Hideaki Nakao , Naoki Yamamoto

A quantum system subject to external fields is said to be controllable if these fields can be adjusted to guide the state vector to a desired destination in the state space of the system. Fundamental results on controllability are reviewed…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 John W. Clark , Dennis G. Lucarelli , Tzyh-Jong Tarn

A new formalism for the optimal control of quantum mechanical physical observables is presented. This approach is based on an analogous classical control technique reported previously[J. Botina, H. Rabitz and N. Rahman, J. chem. Phys. Vol.…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2009-10-30 Jair Botina , Herschel Rabitz , Naseem Rahman

Quantum mechanical systems exhibit an inherently probabilistic nature upon measurement which excludes in principle the singular direct observability continual case. Quantum theory of time continuous measurements and quantum prediction…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 V. P. Belavkin

We propose an analysis of the time-optimal control of a dissipative two-level quantum system whose dynamics is governed by the Lindblad equation. This simple system allows one to use tools of geometric control theory and to construct its…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-08-29 D. Sugny , C. Kontz , H. R. Jauslin

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

We present an explicit solution to the discrete-time Bellman equation for minimax optimal control of positive systems under unconstrained disturbances. The primary contribution of our result relies on deducing a bound for the disturbance…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-08-06 Alba Gurpegui , Emma Tegling , Anders Rantzer

This article is a continuation of a previous work where we studied infinite horizon control problems for which the dynamic, running cost and control space may be different in two half-spaces of some euclidian space $\R^N$. In this article…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-01-27 Guy Barles , Ariela Briani , Emmanuel Chasseigne

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

In this manuscript, we investigate optimal control problems which arise in connection with manipulation of dissipative quantum dynamics. These problems motivate the study of a class of dissipative bilinear control systems. For these systems…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-01-17 Dionisis Stefanatos , Navin Khaneja

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

We apply theoretically open-loop quantum optimal control techniques to provide methods for the verification of various quantum coherent transport mechanisms in natural and artificial light-harvesting complexes under realistic experimental…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-05-01 Filippo Caruso , Simone Montangero , Tommaso Calarco , Susana F. Huelga , Martin B. Plenio

In the context of the linear programming (LP) approach to data-driven control, one assumes that the dynamical system is unknown but can be observed indirectly through data on its evolution. Both theoretical and empirical evidence suggest…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-09-28 Andrea Martinelli , Matilde Gargiani , John Lygeros

The control of quantum dynamics via specially tailored laser pulses is a long-standing goal in physics and chemistry. Partly, this dream has come true, as sophisticated pulse shaping experiments allow to coherently control product ratios of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-07-16 J. Werschnik , E. K. U. Gross