Quantum Measurement and Control

by Howard M. Wiseman, Gerard J. Milburn

The control of individual quantum systems promises a new technology for the 21st century quantum technology. This book is the first comprehensive treatment of modern quantum measurement and measurement-based quantum control, which are vital elements for realizing quantum technology. Readers are introduced to key experiments and technologies through dozens of recent experiments in cavity QED, quantum optics, mesoscopic electronics, and trapped particles several of which are analyzed in detail. Nearly 300 exercises help build understanding, and prepare readers for research in these exciting areas. This important book will interest graduate students and researchers in quantum information, quantum metrology, quantum control and related fields. Novel topics covered include adaptive measurement; realistic detector models; mesoscopic current detection; Markovian, state-based and optimal feedback; and applications to quantum information processing.

478 pages, ebook

First published November 12, 2009

About the author

Howard Wiseman is an Australian Professor of theoretical quantum physics at Griffith University in Brisbane. He has published more than 200 peer-reviewed papers in quantum physics, plus the book Quantum Measurement and Control, the first major text on its topic.

Howard has been an amateur of matters Arthurian since 1993 and has published several articles, two of them peer-reviewed, on Arthurian-related history. He also has, an invited book chapter on modern Arthurian historical fiction. Then Arthur Fought --- The Matter of Britain is his first published work containing original fiction. The book's webpage, includes a free downloadable excerpt plus links to where it can be purchased, from Lulu Press. In 2018 he released a Condensed e-book version.

Reviews

[Mason Spittle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Got me through my Masters thesis. Good for studying the core concepts of control and measurement.