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20202026
most citedReal-time optimal quantum control of mechanical motion at room temperature

379 citations · 430 across the 15 of their papers we have counts for

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15 papers

eess.SY2026

FPGA-based LQG controller and hardware-in-the-loop simulator implementation for nanomechanical systems

Vojtěch Mlynář, Johannes Berndorfer, Andreas Kugi +1

We present an open-source framework for real-time Linear Quadratic Gaussian (LQG) control and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation on the affordable Red Pitaya STEMlab FPGA platfo…

quant-ph2026

Optimal State Preparation for Impulse Estimation in Gaussian Quantum Systems

Kaspar Schmerling, Andreas Kugi, Andreas Deutschmann-Olek

We present an optimal control-based strategy to enhance the estimation of impulse-like disturbances in continuously monitored linear classical and quantum systems by exploiting non…

eess.SY2025

Identification and optimal control strategies for the transversal splitting of ultra--cold Bose gases

Nikolaus Würkner, Yevhenii Kuriatnikov, Karthikeyan Kumaran +5

Splitting a Bose--Einstein condensate (BEC) is a key operation in fundamental physics experiments and emerging quantum technologies, where precise preparation of well--defined init…

eess.SY2025

Feedback stabilization of a nanoparticle at the intensity minimum of an optical double-well potential

Vojtěch Mlynář, Salambô Dago, Jakob Rieser +5

In this work, we develop and analyze adaptive feedback control strategies to stabilize and confine a nanoparticle at the unstable intensity minimum of an optical double-well potent…

cond-mat.quant-gas2025★ 1 cited

Fast Coherent Splitting of Bose-Einstein Condensates

Yevhenii Kuriatnikov, Nikolaus Würkner, Karthikeyan Kumaran +6

Preparation of non-trivial quantum states without introducing unwanted excitations or decoherence remains a central challenge in utilizing ultracold atomic systems for quantum simu…

quant-ph2025★ 33 cited

Roadmap on Quantum Thermodynamics

Steve Campbell, Irene D'Amico, Mario A. Ciampini +66

The last two decades has seen quantum thermodynamics become a well established field of research in its own right. In that time, it has demonstrated a remarkably broad applicabilit…

eess.SY2024

Optimal Sensing of Momentum Kicks with a Feedback-Controlled Nanomechanical Resonator

Kaspar Schmerling, Hajrudin Bešić, Andreas Kugi +2

External disturbances exciting a mechanical resonator can be exploited to gain information on the environment. Many of these interactions manifest as momentum kicks, such as the re…

quant-ph2024★ 3 cited

Steady-state entanglement of interacting masses in free space through optimal feedback control

Klemens Winkler, Anton V. Zasedatelev, Benjamin A. Stickler +3

We develop a feedback strategy based on optimal quantum feedback control for Gaussian systems to maximise the likelihood of steady-state entanglement detection between two directly…

physics.app-ph2024

Optimized Signal Estimation in Nanomechanical Photothermal Sensing via Thermal Response Modelling and Kalman Filtering

Hajrudin Bešić, Andreas Deutschmann-Olek, Kenan Mešić +2

We present an advanced thermal response model for micro- and nanomechanical systems in photothermal sensing, designed to balance speed and precision. Our model considers the two ti…

eess.SY2023

Nonlinear feedback stabilisation and stochastic disturbance suppression of actively Q-switched lasers

Lukas Tarra, Andreas Deutschmann-Olek, Andreas Kugi

Actively Q-switched lasers are widely used tools which are required to produce stable output pulse energies for many applications. In this paper, a model-based control concept for…

eess.SY2023

Optimal control of quasi-1D Bose gases in optical box potentials

Andreas Deutschmann-Olek, Katharina Schrom, Nikolaus Würkner +3

In this paper, we investigate the manipulation of quasi-1D Bose gases that are trapped in a highly elongated potential by optimal control methods. The effective meanfield dynamics…

cond-mat.quant-gas2022★ 8 cited

Optimizing optical potentials with physics-inspired learning algorithms

Martino Calzavara, Yevhenii Kuriatnikov, Andreas Deutschmann-Olek +6

We present our new experimental and theoretical framework which combines a broadband superluminescent diode (SLED/SLD) with fast learning algorithms to provide speed and accuracy i…

eess.SY2022

Iterative shaping of optical potentials for one-dimensional Bose-Einstein condensates

Andreas Deutschmann-Olek, Mohammadamin Tajik, Martino Calzavara +3

The ability to manipulate clouds of ultra-cold atoms is crucial for modern experiments on quantum manybody systems and quantum thermodynamics as well as future metrological applica…

physics.optics2022★ 6 cited

A stochastic nonlinear model of the dynamics of actively Q-switched lasers

Lukas Tarra, Andreas Deutschmann-Olek, Vinzenz Stummer +3

In this paper, we present a novel stochastic and spatially lumped multi-mode model to describe the nonlinear dynamics of actively Q-switched lasers and random perturbations due to…

quant-ph2020★ 379 cited

Real-time optimal quantum control of mechanical motion at room temperature

Lorenzo Magrini, Philipp Rosenzweig, Constanze Bach +6

The ability to accurately control the dynamics of physical systems by measurement and feedback is a pillar of modern engineering. Today, the increasing demand for applied quantum t…