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View SchemaNonisotropic 3-level Quantum Systems: Complete Solutions for Minimum Time and Minimum Energy
| Authors | Ugo Boscain, Thomas Chambrion, Gregoire Charlot |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0409022 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0409022 |
Abstract
We apply techniques of subriemannian geometry on Lie groups and of optimal synthesis on 2-D manifolds to the population transfer problem in a three-level quantum system driven by two laser pulses, of arbitrary shape and frequency. In the rotating wave approximation, we consider a nonisotropic model i.e. a model in which the two coupling constants of the lasers are different. The aim is to induce transitions from the first to the third level, minimizing 1) the time of the transition (with bounded laser amplitudes), 2) the energy of lasers (with fixed final time). After reducing the problem to real variables, for the purpose 1) we develop a theory of time optimal syntheses for distributional problem on 2-D-manifolds, while for the purpose 2) we use techniques of subriemannian geometry on 3-D Lie groups. The complete optimal syntheses are computed.
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"title": "Nonisotropic 3-level Quantum Systems: Complete Solutions for Minimum Time and Minimum Energy",
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