7-11 July 2014
Africa/Johannesburg timezone
<a href="http://events.saip.org.za/internalPage.py?pageId=16&confId=34"><font color=#0000ff>SAIP2014 Proceedings published on 17 April 2015</font></a>

Quantum feedback control of a harmonic oscillator

9 Jul 2014, 11:50
20m
D Les 104

D Les 104

Oral Presentation Track G - Theoretical and Computational Physics Theoretical

Speaker

Ms Humairah Bassa (University of KwaZulu-Natal and CSIR)

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Yes

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We formulate a theory of quantum feedback control of a single quantum particle in a harmonic potential. By continuously monitoring a combination of position and momentum we can feedback an appropriate force proportional to the measured signal to cool and confine the system. We derive a master equation which describes the feedback control in order to calculate the final temperature as a function of the feedback gain and measurement strength.

Level for award<br>&nbsp;(Hons, MSc, <br> &nbsp; PhD)?

PhD

Main supervisor (name and email)<br>and his / her institution

Prof. Thomas Konrad
konradt@ukzn.ac.za
UKZN

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Yes

Primary author

Ms Humairah Bassa (University of KwaZulu-Natal and CSIR)

Co-author

Prof. Thomas Konrad (UKZN)

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