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View SchemaObservation-assisted optimal control of quantum dynamics
| Authors | Feng Shuang, Alexander Pechen, Tak-San Ho, Herschel Rabitz |
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| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0609084 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0609084 |
| DOI | 10.1063/1.2711806 |
| Journal | J. Chem. Phys. 126, 134303 (2007) |
Abstract
This paper explores the utility of instantaneous and continuous observations in the optimal control of quantum dynamics. Simulations of the processes are performed on several multilevel quantum systems with the goal of population transfer. Optimal control fields are shown to be capable of cooperating or fighting with observations to achieve a good yield, and the nature of the observations may be optimized to more effectively control the quantum dynamics. Quantum observations also can break dynamical symmetries to increase the controllability of a quantum system. The quantum Zeno and anti-Zeno effects induced by observations are the key operating principles in these processes. The results indicate that quantum observations can be effective tools in the control of quantum dynamics.
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