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Robust manipulation of superconducting qubits in the presence of fluctuations
Superconducting quantum systems are promising candidates for quantum
information processing due to their scalability and design flexibility.
However, the existence of defects, fluctuations, and inaccuracies is
unavoidable for practical superconducting quantum circuits. In this paper, a
sampling-based learning control (SLC) method is used to guide the design of
control fields for manipulating superconducting quantum systems. Numerical
results for one-qubit systems and coupled two-qubit systems show that the
"smart" fields learned using the SLC method can achieve robust manipulation of
superconducting qubits, even in the presence of large fluctuations and
inaccuracies.Comment: 10 pages, 6 figure
Influence of Pre-Fermentation Treatments on Wine Volatile and Sensory Profile of the New Disease Tolerant Cultivar Solaris.
Solaris is a new disease tolerant cultivar increasingly cultivated in cool climate regions. In order to explore the winemaking processes' potential to make different styles of Solaris wines, the effects of different pre-fermentation treatments (direct press after crushing, whole cluster press, cold maceration, and skin fermentation) on the volatile profile, chemical, and sensory properties of Solaris wines were investigated. Cold maceration treatment for 24 h and fermentation on skin led to wines with lower acidity and higher glycerol and total polyphenol indexes. Sensory analysis showed that cold maceration enhanced "apricot" and "apple" flavor while skin fermentation gave rise to increased "rose" and "elderflower" flavor. The PLS regression model revealed that fruity flavor of cold macerated wines was related to a combination of esters while β-damascenone and linalool were correlated to the "rose" and "elderflower" flavor. This study provides information about pre-fermentation techniques that allowed the possibility of obtaining wines with different styles
Estimation of panel data regression models with two-sided censoring or truncation
This paper constructs estimators for panel data regression models with individual specific heterogeneity and two-sided censoring and truncation. Following Powell (1986) the estimation strategy is based on moment conditions constructed from re-censored or re-truncated residuals. While these moment conditions do not identify the parameter of interest, they can be used to motivate objective functions that do. We apply one of the estimators to study the effect of a Danish tax reform on household portfolio choice. The idea behind the estimators can also be used in a cross sectional setting.Regression analysis
Sampling-based Learning Control for Quantum Systems with Uncertainties
Robust control design for quantum systems has been recognized as a key task
in the development of practical quantum technology. In this paper, we present a
systematic numerical methodology of sampling-based learning control (SLC) for
control design of quantum systems with uncertainties. The SLC method includes
two steps of "training" and "testing". In the training step, an augmented
system is constructed using artificial samples generated by sampling
uncertainty parameters according to a given distribution. A gradient flow based
learning algorithm is developed to find the control for the augmented system.
In the process of testing, a number of additional samples are tested to
evaluate the control performance where these samples are obtained through
sampling the uncertainty parameters according to a possible distribution. The
SLC method is applied to three significant examples of quantum robust control
including state preparation in a three-level quantum system, robust
entanglement generation in a two-qubit superconducting circuit and quantum
entanglement control in a two-atom system interacting with a quantized field in
a cavity. Numerical results demonstrate the effectiveness of the SLC approach
even when uncertainties are quite large, and show its potential for robust
control design of quantum systems.Comment: 11 pages, 9 figures, in press, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems
Technology, 201
Phase noise reduction by self-phase locking in semiconductor lasers using phase conjugate feedback
A theoretical analysis of the behavior of the frequency/phase noise of semiconductor lasers with external phase conjugate feedback is presented. It is shown that the frequency noise is drastically reduced even for lasers with butt-coupled phase conjugate mirrors. In this laser system, the phase noise takes a finite-low value corresponding to a state of first-order self-phase locking of the laser. As a result, the spectral shape of the laser signal does not remain Lorentzian but collapses around the carrier to a delta function with a close to carrier noise level of less than -137 dBc/Hz. The total phase variance of this laser signal, in a 20 GHz noise bandwidth, is less than 0.002 rad^
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