Shackerley-Bennett, U; Carlini, A; Giovannetti, V; Serafini, A; (2017) Locally optimal symplectic control of multimode Gaussian states. Quantum Science and Technology , 2 (4) , Article 044014. 10.1088/2058-9565/aa8883.

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Abstract

The relaxation of a system to a steady state is a central point of interest in many attempts to advance control over the quantum world. In this paper, we consider control through instantaneous Gaussian unitary operations on the ubiquitous lossy channel, and find locally optimal conditions for the cooling and heating of a multimode Gaussian state subject to losses and possibly thermal noise. This is done by isolating the parameters that encode entropy and temperature and by deriving an equation for their evolution. This equation is in such a form that it grants clear insight into how relaxation may be helped by instantaneous quantum control. It is thus shown that squeezing is a crucial element in optimising the rate of change of entropic properties under these channels. Exact relaxation times for heating and cooling are derived, up to an arbitrarily small distance from the fixed point of the lossy channel with locally optimal strategies. Keywords: Gaussian states, coherent control, open quantum systems

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