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IEEE International Workshop on Workload Characterization (WWC)

On the duality of quantum filtering and optimal feedback control in quantum open linear dynamical systems

Simon Edwards, V. P. Belavkin

Published Apr 23, 2004• 4 citations
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Abstract

The multi-dimensional quality open linear dynamical system with observation and feedback along a quantum linear transmission line is studied in discrete time. The linear least squares filtering and optimal control strategies are obtained as quantum analogies of the Kalman filter and Bellman dynamical programming. The duality of quantum filtering and optimal feedback control is observed for this particular case.

DOI
10.1109/phycon.2003.1237001

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