Quantum control with spectral constraints

Zbigniew Puchaøa

Published Jan 1, 2014• 0 citations

Abstract

Various constraints concerning control fields can be imposed in the real- istic implementations of quantum control systems. One of the most important is the restriction on the frequency spectrum of acceptable control parameters. It is important to consider the limitations of experimental equipment when trying to find appropriate control parameters. Therefore, in this paper, we present a general method of obtaining a piecewise-constant controls, which are robust with respect to spectral constraints. We consider here a Heisenberg spin chain; however, the method can be applied to a system with more general interactions. To model experimental restrictions, we apply an ideal low-pass filter to numerically obtained control pulses. The usage of the pro- posed method has negligible impact on the control quality as opposed to the standard approach, which does not take into account spectral limitations.

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