Optimal control of non-Markovian open quantum systems via feedback

TL;DR

This paper develops an optimal feedback control strategy for non-Markovian open quantum systems, demonstrating that it can effectively preserve quantum coherence against decoherence effects from dissipative reservoirs.

Contribution

It introduces a novel control approach based on the non-Markovian master equation and stochastic optimal control, enhancing coherence preservation in quantum systems.

Findings

Optimal feedback control maintains quantum coherence effectively.

Decoherence can be suppressed in non-Markovian reservoirs with control.

Control strategies outperform uncontrolled dynamics in coherence preservation.

Abstract

The problem of optimal control of non-Markovian open quantum system via weak measurement is presented. Based on the non-Markovian master equation, we evaluate exactly the non-Markovian effect on the dynamics of the system of interest interacting with a dissipative reservoir. We find that the non-Markovian reservoir has dual effects on the system: dissipation and backaction. The dissipation exhausts the coherence of the quantum system, whereas the backaction revives it. Moreover, we design the control Hamiltonian with the control laws attained by the stochastic optimal control and the corresponding optimal principle. At last, we considered the exact decoherence dynamics of a qubit in a dissipative reservoir composed of harmonic oscillators, and demonstrated the effectiveness of our optimal control strategy. Simulation results showed that the coherence will completely lost in the absence of control neither in non-Markovian nor Markovian system. However, the optimal feedback control steers it to a stationary stochastic process which fluctuates around the target. In this case the decoherence can be controlled effectively, which indicates that the engineered artificial reservoirs with optimal feedback control may be designed to protect the quantum coherence in quantum information and quantum computation.