title: Quantum control of tightly competitive product channels.
abstract: Fundamental selectivity limits of quantum control are pushed by introducing laser driven optimal dynamic discrimination to create distinguishing excitations on two nearly identical flavin molecules. Even with modest spectral resources, significant specificity is achieved with optimal pulse shapes, which amplify small molecular differences to create distinct, identifying signals. Rather than being a hindrance, system complexity appears to aid the control process and augments control field capability, which bodes well for implementation of quantum control in a variety of demanding applications.
authors: Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA.
authors: Matthias
authors: M
authors: Roth
authors: Laurent
authors: L
authors: Guyon
authors: Jonathan
authors: J
authors: Roslund
authors: Véronique
authors: V
authors: Boutou
authors: Francois
authors: F
authors: Courvoisier
authors: Jean-Pierre
authors: JP
authors: Wolf
authors: Herschel
authors: H
authors: Rabitz
mesh_terms: D005486:Flavin Mononucleotide / Q000737:chemistry*; D011789:Quantum Theory; D012256:Riboflavin / Q000737:chemistry*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D005486:Flavin Mononucleotide; D012256:Riboflavin