Regulation of a continuously monitored quantum harmonic oscillator with inefficient detectors
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| author | Sabbagh, Ralph Miangolarra, Olga Movilla Georgiou, Tryphon T. |
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| contents | We study the control problem of regulating the purity of a quantum harmonic oscillator in a Gaussian state via weak measurements. Specifically, we assume time-invariant Hamiltonian dynamics and that control is exerted via the back-action induced from monitoring the oscillator's position and momentum observables; the manipulation of the detector measurement strengths regulates the purity of the target Gaussian quantum state. After briefly drawing connections between Gaussian quantum dynamics and stochastic control, we focus on the effect of inefficient detectors and derive closed-form expressions for the transient and steady-state dynamics of the state covariance. We highlight the degradation of attainable purity that is due to inefficient detectors, as compared to that dictated by the Robertson-Schrödinger uncertainty relation. Our results suggest that quantum correlations can enhance the purity at steady-state. The quantum harmonic oscillator represents a basic system where analytic formulae may provide insights into the role of inefficient measurements in quantum control; the gained insights are pertinent to measurement-based quantum engines and cooling experiments. |
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| spellingShingle | Regulation of a continuously monitored quantum harmonic oscillator with inefficient detectors Sabbagh, Ralph Miangolarra, Olga Movilla Georgiou, Tryphon T. Quantum Physics Systems and Control 81Qxx, 93Exx, 81Q93, 81P15, 81P40, We study the control problem of regulating the purity of a quantum harmonic oscillator in a Gaussian state via weak measurements. Specifically, we assume time-invariant Hamiltonian dynamics and that control is exerted via the back-action induced from monitoring the oscillator's position and momentum observables; the manipulation of the detector measurement strengths regulates the purity of the target Gaussian quantum state. After briefly drawing connections between Gaussian quantum dynamics and stochastic control, we focus on the effect of inefficient detectors and derive closed-form expressions for the transient and steady-state dynamics of the state covariance. We highlight the degradation of attainable purity that is due to inefficient detectors, as compared to that dictated by the Robertson-Schrödinger uncertainty relation. Our results suggest that quantum correlations can enhance the purity at steady-state. The quantum harmonic oscillator represents a basic system where analytic formulae may provide insights into the role of inefficient measurements in quantum control; the gained insights are pertinent to measurement-based quantum engines and cooling experiments. |
| title | Regulation of a continuously monitored quantum harmonic oscillator with inefficient detectors |
| topic | Quantum Physics Systems and Control 81Qxx, 93Exx, 81Q93, 81P15, 81P40, |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.15694 |