Quantum optimal control in quantum technologies. Strategic report on current status, visions and goals for research in Europe

CP Koch, U Boscain, T Calarco, G Dirr… - EPJ Quantum …, 2022 - epjqt.epj.org
Quantum optimal control, a toolbox for devising and implementing the shapes of external
fields that accomplish given tasks in the operation of a quantum device in the best way …

[HTML][HTML] The variational quantum eigensolver: a review of methods and best practices

J Tilly, H Chen, S Cao, D Picozzi, K Setia, Y Li, E Grant… - Physics Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
The variational quantum eigensolver (or VQE), first developed by Peruzzo et al.(2014), has
received significant attention from the research community in recent years. It uses the …

Error budgeting for a controlled-phase gate with strontium-88 Rydberg atoms

A Pagano, S Weber, D Jaschke, T Pfau, F Meinert… - Physical Review …, 2022 - APS
We study the implementation of a high fidelity controlled-phase gate in a Rydberg quantum
computer. The protocol is based on a symmetric gate with respect to the two qubits as …

Quantum computation and quantum simulation with ultracold molecules

SL Cornish, MR Tarbutt, KRA Hazzard - Nature Physics, 2024 - nature.com
Ultracold molecules confined in optical lattices or tweezer traps can be used to process
quantum information and simulate the behaviour of many-body quantum systems. Molecules …

[HTML][HTML] A tutorial on optimal control and reinforcement learning methods for quantum technologies

L Giannelli, S Sgroi, J Brown, GS Paraoanu… - Physics Letters A, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Quantum Optimal Control is an established field of research which is necessary for
the development of Quantum Technologies. In recent years, Machine Learning techniques …

Counterdiabatic optimized local driving

I Čepaitė, A Polkovnikov, AJ Daley, CW Duncan - PRX Quantum, 2023 - APS
Adiabatic protocols are employed across a variety of quantum technologies, from
implementing state preparation and individual operations that are building blocks of larger …

QuOCS: The quantum optimal control suite

M Rossignolo, T Reisser, A Marshall, P Rembold… - Computer Physics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Quantum optimal control includes a family of pulse-shaping algorithms that aim to unlock the
full potential of a variety of quantum technologies. The Quantum Optimal Control Suite …

Non-Abelian gauge invariance from dynamical decoupling

V Kasper, TV Zache, F Jendrzejewski, M Lewenstein… - Physical Review D, 2023 - APS
Lattice gauge theories are fundamental to such distinct fields as particle physics, condensed
matter or quantum information theory. The recent progress in the control of artificial quantum …

Optimal control of quantum thermal machines using machine learning

I Khait, J Carrasquilla, D Segal - Physical Review Research, 2022 - APS
We develop a deep learning (DL) framework assisted by differentiable programming for
discovery of optimal quantum control protocols under hard constraints. To that end, we use …

Dynamical heat engines with non-Markovian reservoirs

F Cavaliere, M Carrega, G De Filippis, V Cataudella… - Physical Review …, 2022 - APS
We discuss whether, and under which conditions, it is possible to realize a heat engine
simply by dynamically modulating the couplings between the quantum working medium and …