title: Optimal control of quantum non-Markovian dissipation: reduced Liouville-space theory.
abstract: An optimal control theory for open quantum systems is constructed containing non-Markovian dissipation manipulated by an external control field. The control theory is developed based on a novel quantum dissipation formulation that treats both the initial canonical ensemble and the subsequent reduced control dynamics. An associated scheme of backward propagation is presented, allowing the efficient evaluation of general optimal control problems. As an illustration, the control theory is applied to the vibration of the hydrogen fluoride molecule embedded in a non-Markovian dissipative medium. The importance of control-dissipation correlation is evident in the results.
authors.affiliation: Open Laboratory of Bond-Selective Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China. rxxu@chsg4.ust.hk
authors.forename: Ruixue
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: YiJing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Yukiyoshi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohtsuki
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujimura
authors.forename: Herschel
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rabitz