Title :
Resonance of minimizers for n-level quantum systems
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Math., Bourgogne Univ., Dijon, France
Abstract :
We consider a laser-induced population transfer problem on a finite dimensional quantum system in the rotating wave approximation. For a convex cost depending only on the moduli of controls, we prove that there always exists a minimizer in resonance. This fact is quite important because it permits to reduce remarkably the complexity of the problem from dimension 2n-1 to dimension n-1 (and extend some of our previous results for n=2 and n=3). Moreover it justifies some strategies used in experimental physics.
Keywords :
function approximation; multidimensional systems; optimal control; resonance; wave functions; finite dimensional quantum system; laser induced population transfer; n-level quantum systems; optimal control; resonance; rotating wave approximation; Atomic beams; Control systems; Costs; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Optical pulses; Optimal control; Portable media players; Resonance; Wave functions;
Conference_Titel :
Decision and Control, 2003. Proceedings. 42nd IEEE Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7924-1
DOI :
10.1109/CDC.2003.1272598