Improved quantum computing with higher-order Trotter decomposition

X Yang, X Nie, Y Ji, T Xin, D Lu, J Li - Physical Review A, 2022 - APS
In designing quantum control, it is generally required to simulate the controlled system
evolution with a classical computer. However, computing the time evolution operator can be …

Hessian-based optimization of constrained quantum control

M Dalgaard, F Motzoi, JHM Jensen, J Sherson - Physical Review A, 2020 - APS
Efficient optimization of quantum systems is a necessity for reaching fault-tolerant
thresholds. A standard tool for optimizing simulated quantum dynamics is the gradient …

Speedup for quantum optimal control from automatic differentiation based on graphics processing units

N Leung, M Abdelhafez, J Koch, D Schuster - Physical Review A, 2017 - APS
We implement a quantum optimal control algorithm based on automatic differentiation and
harness the acceleration afforded by graphics processing units (GPUs). Automatic …

Optimal compression of constrained quantum time evolution

MSJ Tepaske, DJ Luitz, D Hahn - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
The time evolution of quantum many-body systems is one of the most promising applications
for near-term quantum computers. However, the utility of current quantum devices is strongly …

Fast and differentiable simulation of driven quantum systems

R Shillito, JA Gross, A Di Paolo, É Genois, A Blais - Physical Review Research, 2021 - APS
The controls enacting logical operations on quantum systems are described by time-
dependent Hamiltonians that often include rapid oscillations. In order to accurately capture …

Optimizing quantum control pulses with complex constraints and few variables through autodifferentiation

Y Song, J Li, YJ Hai, Q Guo, XH Deng - Physical Review A, 2022 - APS
Applying optimal control algorithms on realistic quantum systems confronts two key
challenges: to efficiently adopt physical constraints in the optimization and to minimize the …

Accelerating quantum optimal control through iterative gradient-ascent pulse engineering

Y Chen, Y Hao, Z Wu, BY Wang, R Liu, Y Hou, J Cui… - Physical Review A, 2023 - APS
Quantum optimal control, a powerful toolbox for engineering an optimal control field
modulation that most precisely implements a desired quantum operation in the best way …

Fully efficient time-parallelized quantum optimal control algorithm

MK Riahi, J Salomon, SJ Glaser, D Sugny - Physical Review A, 2016 - APS
We present a time-parallelization method that enables one to accelerate the computation of
quantum optimal control algorithms. We show that this approach is approximately fully …

Problem-specific classical optimization of Hamiltonian simulation

R Mansuroglu, F Fischer, MJ Hartmann - Physical Review Research, 2023 - APS
Nonequilibrium time evolution of large quantum systems is a strong candidate for quantum
advantage. Variational quantum algorithms have been put forward for this task, but their …

Time-optimal control of driven oscillators by variational circuit learning

T Huang, Y Ding, L Dupays, Y Ban, MH Yung… - Physical Review …, 2023 - APS
The simulation of quantum dynamics on a digital quantum computer with parametrized
circuits has widespread applications in fundamental and applied physics and chemistry. In …