Feedback Control of Nonlinear Quantum Systems: A Rule of Thumb
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Jacobs, Kurt
P. Lund, Austin
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2007
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We show that in the regime in which feedback control is most effective-when measurements are relatively efficient, and feedback is relatively strong-then, in the absence of any sharp inhomogeneity in the noise, it is always best to measure in a basis that does not commute with the system density matrix than one that does. That is, it is optimal to make measurements that disturb the state one is attempting to stabilize.We show that in the regime in which feedback control is most effective-when measurements are relatively efficient, and feedback is relatively strong-then, in the absence of any sharp inhomogeneity in the noise, it is always best to measure in a basis that does not commute with the system density matrix than one that does. That is, it is optimal to make measurements that disturb the state one is attempting to stabilize.
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Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Volume
99
Issue
2
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© 2007 American Physical Society. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
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Mathematical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Engineering