Revisiting quantum optimal control theory: New insights for the canonical solutions
Katherine Castro, Ignacio R. Solá, Juan J. Omiste
Source abstract
We present a novel derivation of the Quantum Optimal Control Theory (QOCT). First, we identify the QOCT equations as the Euler-Lagrange equations of the functional associated to the control scheme considering a general window function that accounts for the measurement process. In this framework, we prove that the extremal functions found by Peirce et al. [Phys. Rev. A 37, 4950 (1988)], can be obtained using the well-established theory of variations with appropriately chosen boundary conditions. Second, we derive the QOCT canonical equations to maximize an observable at a given time T by taking the limit of an infinite narrow window function, that is, a delta distribution. We show that the costate is discontinuous and vanishes after the measurement time. Finally, we illustrate the convergence to the limiting case with numerical computations on a spin-chain Heisenberg model.
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