scholarly journals Principles and applications of quantum control engineering

Author(s):  
John E. Gough

This is a brief survey of quantum feedback control and specifically follows on from the two-day conference Principles and applications of quantum control engineering, which took place in the Kavli Royal Society International Centre at Chicheley Hall, on 12–13 December 2011. This was the eighth in a series of principles and applications of control to quantum systems workshops.

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (17) ◽  
pp. 2289-2297 ◽  
Author(s):  
YI-FAN XING ◽  
JUN WU

This paper proposes a new method of controlling quantum systems via probability density function (PDF) control. Based on the quantum model from the PDF perspective, two specific control algorithms are proposed for the general case and limited input energy, respectively. Unlike traditional quantum control methods, this method directly controls the probability distribution of the quantum state. It provides an alternative method for quantum control engineering.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunlin Chen ◽  
Lin-Cheng Wang ◽  
Yuanlong Wang

For most practical quantum control systems, it is important and difficult to attain robustness and reliability due to unavoidable uncertainties in the system dynamics or models. Three kinds of typical approaches (e.g., closed-loop learning control, feedback control, and robust control) have been proved to be effective to solve these problems. This work presents a self-contained survey on the closed-loop and robust control of quantum systems, as well as a brief introduction to a selection of basic theories and methods in this research area, to provide interested readers with a general idea for further studies. In the area of closed-loop learning control of quantum systems, we survey and introduce such learning control methods as gradient-based methods, genetic algorithms (GA), and reinforcement learning (RL) methods from a unified point of view of exploring the quantum control landscapes. For the feedback control approach, the paper surveys three control strategies including Lyapunov control, measurement-based control, and coherent-feedback control. Then such topics in the field of quantum robust control asH∞control, sliding mode control, quantum risk-sensitive control, and quantum ensemble control are reviewed. The paper concludes with a perspective of future research directions that are likely to attract more attention.


2006 ◽  
Vol 20 (11n13) ◽  
pp. 1304-1316 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAO-YI DONG ◽  
CHEN-BIN ZHANG ◽  
ZONG-HAI CHEN ◽  
CHUN-LIN CHEN

Quantum control theory is profitably reexamined from the perspective of quantum information, two results on the role of quantum information technology in quantum feedback control are presented and two quantum feedback control schemes, teleportation-based distant quantum feedback control and quantum feedback control with quantum cloning, are proposed. In the first feedback scheme, the output from the quantum system to be controlled is fed back into the distant actuator via teleportation to alter the dynamics of system. The result theoretically shows that it can accomplish some tasks such as distant feedback quantum control that Markovian or Bayesian quantum feedback can not complete. In the second feedback strategy, the design of quantum feedback control algorithms is separated into a state recognition step, which gives "on-off" signal to the actuator through recognizing some copies from the cloning machine, and a feedback (control) step using another copies of cloning machine. A compromise between information acquisition and measurement disturbance is established, and this strategy can perform some quantum control tasks with coherent feedback.


2016 ◽  
Vol 90 (12) ◽  
pp. 2575-2588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Cui ◽  
Zhiyuan Dong ◽  
Guofeng Zhang ◽  
Heung Wing Joseph Lee

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (32) ◽  
pp. 2565-2578
Author(s):  
C. RANGAN

Theories of quantum control have, until recently, made the assumption that the Hilbert space of a quantum system can be truncated to finite dimensions. Such truncations, which can be achieved for most quantum systems via bandwidth restrictions, have enabled the development of a rich variety of quantum control and optimal control schemes. Recent studies in quantum information processing have addressed the control of infinite-dimensional quantum systems such as the quantum states of a trapped-ion. Controllability in an infinite-dimensional quantum system is hard to prove with conventional methods, and infinite-dimensional systems provide unique challenges in designing control fields. In this paper, we will discuss the control of a popular system for quantum computing the trapped-ion qubit. This system, modeled by a spin-half particle coupled to a quantized harmonic oscillator, is an example for a surprisingly rich variety of control problems. We will show how this infinite-dimensional quantum system can be examined via the lens of the Finite Controllability Theorem, two-color STIRAP, the generalized Heisenberg system, etc. These results are important from the viewpoint of developing more efficient quantum control protocols, particularly in quantum computing systems. This work shows how one can expand the scope of quantum control research to beyond that of finite-dimensional quantum systems.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angel Martín Pendás ◽  
Evelio Francisco

<p>We now show that Clark and Davidson local spins operators are perfectly defined subsystem operators if a fragment is taken as an <i>open quantum system</i> (OQS). Open systems have become essential in quantum control and quantum computation, but have not received much attention in Chemistry. We have already shown (<i>J. Chem. Theory Comput</i>. <b>2018</b>, <i>15</i>, 1079) how real space OQSs can be defined in molecular systems and how they offer new insights relating quantum mechanical entaglement and chemical bonding. The OQS account of local spin that we offer yields a rigorous, yet easily accessible way to rationalize local spin values. A fragment is found in a mixed state direct sum of sectors characterized by different number of electrons that occur with different probabilities. The local spin is then a weighted sum of otherwise standard <i>S</i>(<i>S</i>+1) values. With OQS glasses, it is obvious that atomic or fragment spins should not vanish. Our approach thus casts doubts on any procedure used to annihilate them, like those used by Mayer and coworkers. OQS local spins allow for a fruitful use of models. One can propose easily sector probabilities for localized, covalent, ionic, zwitterionic, etc. situations, and examine their ideal local spins. We have mapped all 2c-2e cases, and shown how to do that in general multielectron cases. The role of electron correlation is also studied by tuning the Hubbard U/t parameter for H chains. Correlation induced localization changes the spin-coupling patterns even qualitatively, and show how the limiting antiferromagnet arises.</p>


2008 ◽  
Vol 100 (16) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua Combes ◽  
Howard M. Wiseman ◽  
Kurt Jacobs

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiu Choi

this paper is a result of the implementation of the recommendations on enhancing hands-on experience of control engineering education using single chip, small scale computers such as microcontrollers. A set of microcontroller-based feedback control experiments was developed for the Electrical Engineering curriculum at the University of North Florida. These experiments provided hands-on techniques that students can utilize in the development of complete solutions for a number of servo control problems. Significant effort was devoted to software development of feedback controllers and the associated signal conditioning circuits interfacing between the microcontroller and the physical plant. These experiments have stimulated the interest of our students in control engineering.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 565-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanan Liu ◽  
Daoyi Dong ◽  
Ian R. Petersen ◽  
Hidehiro Yonezawa

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