P Zoller, CIRM Preschool: Measurement & Control of Quantum Systems, 2018-04-17/18
Introduction to Quantum Optics [Theory]
quantum control perspective Peter Zoller University of Innsbruck and IQOQI, Austrian Academy of Sciences
Lectures 3 + 4 Outline uibk
Quantum Optical Systems & Control
Lectures 1+2: Isolated / Driven Hamiltonian quantum optical systems
• Basic systems & concepts of quantum optics - an overview • Example / Application: Ion Trap Quantum Computer
Lectures 3+4: Open quantum optical systems [a modern perspective]
• Continuous measurement theory, Quantum Stochastic Schrödinger Equation, master equation & quantum trajectories
• Example 1: Chiral / Cascaded Quantum Optical Systems & Quantum Many-Body Systems • [Example 2: Entanglement by Dissipation] Theory of Quantum Noise: Quantum Optical Systems The Quantum Stochastic Schrödinger Equation (QSSE)
• quantum operations, Kraus operators - formal quantum information theory • QSSE, master equations etc. - quantum Markov processes - quantum optics
drive system bath e | ⟩ laser Ω Γ photon d = i [H, ] + master equation dt L g | ⟩ 3 Quantum Operations
system U environment quantum operation e e | 0ih 0|
operation elements, Kraus operator
Ref.: Nielsen & Chuang, Quantum Information and Quantum Computations • 4 Quantum Operations
state
system U “k” environment (normalized)
probability