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Time-optimal controls generate Fock and Schrödinger cat states at unit fidelity in Jaynes-Cummings and Rabi systems.

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load-bearing objection Applies brachistochrone to JC and Rabi models for Fock and cat states but the open-system robustness claims rest on closed-system controls tested in simulation. the 2 major comments →

arxiv 2605.24781 v1 pith:CBSKKOVZ submitted 2026-05-23 quant-ph

Time optimal quantum state engineering

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keywords time-optimal controlquantum brachistochroneFock statesSchrödinger cat statesJaynes-Cummings modelquantum Rabi modelnonclassical statesWigner distribution
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The paper applies time-optimal control methods from the quantum brachistochrone formalism to the time-dependent Jaynes-Cummings and quantum Rabi models. This produces Fock states and highly entangled cat states deterministically at perfect fidelity. The controls reach these states at the quantum speed limit, which lowers the energy required and makes the states more resistant to dissipation, relaxation, and dephasing. Conventional slow methods leave more time for decoherence to act, so faster preparation directly improves reliability in noisy settings. The authors verify the nonclassical character of the generated states with joint Wigner phase-space distributions.

Core claim

The quantum brachistochrone formalism yields time-optimal controls for the time-dependent Jaynes-Cummings and quantum Rabi Hamiltonians that achieve deterministic generation of Fock states and highly entangled Schrödinger cat states at unit fidelity. These controls operate at the speed limit, which reduces energetic cost and confers robustness to dissipation, relaxation, and dephasing across broad environmental conditions. Nonclassical properties are characterized using joint Wigner phase-space distributions.

What carries the argument

Quantum brachistochrone formalism applied to time-dependent Jaynes-Cummings and quantum Rabi Hamiltonians to find shortest-time controls for state engineering.

Load-bearing premise

The quantum brachistochrone formalism directly yields implementable time-optimal controls for the time-dependent Jaynes-Cummings and quantum Rabi Hamiltonians even when the systems are subject to realistic dissipation and dephasing.

What would settle it

A simulation or experiment in which the derived controls fail to reach unit fidelity or lose the claimed robustness once dissipation and dephasing are included would falsify the central result.

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If this is right

  • Fock states are generated deterministically at unit fidelity.
  • Highly entangled Schrödinger cat states are generated deterministically at unit fidelity.
  • State preparation occurs at the quantum speed limit.
  • Energetic cost of preparation is reduced relative to slower protocols.
  • Generated states remain robust against dissipation, relaxation, and dephasing over a wide range of conditions.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

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  • The same control method could be tested on other light-matter Hamiltonians not examined in the paper.
  • Faster preparation times might allow these states to be used as resources inside larger quantum circuits that have their own timing limits.
  • Lower energy cost could reduce the power budget needed in experimental hardware.
  • Increased robustness might permit operation in less isolated laboratory environments.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript applies the quantum brachistochrone formalism to derive time-optimal 'wind controls' for the time-dependent Jaynes-Cummings and quantum Rabi models. It claims deterministic generation of Fock states and highly entangled Schrödinger cat states at unit fidelity, characterized via joint Wigner phase-space distributions, with operation at the quantum speed limit yielding reduced energetic cost and robustness to dissipation, relaxation, and dephasing across a broad range of environmental conditions.

Significance. If substantiated, the results would advance efficient nonclassical state preparation in hybrid light-matter systems by achieving minimal preparation times with lower energy expenditure and enhanced noise resilience, offering a practical alternative to adiabatic protocols for quantum technologies.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract and control derivation] The central claim that brachistochrone-derived controls achieve unit fidelity and remain optimal/robust under Lindblad dissipation is load-bearing but unsupported; the quantum brachistochrone is formulated for closed unitary dynamics on the projective Hilbert space, and simply inserting the resulting controls into the open-system master equation does not guarantee either property (see abstract and the derivation of the controls).
  2. [Results on robustness] No explicit re-derivation or numerical verification is indicated for how the speed-limit property and unit fidelity are preserved (or approximately preserved) when non-unitary terms are included; this must be shown to support the robustness claims across environmental conditions.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] The term 'wind control' appears without prior definition or reference in the abstract; introduce and motivate the terminology in the introduction or methods.
  2. [Characterization section] Clarify whether the joint Wigner distributions are computed for the full light-matter Hilbert space or a reduced subsystem, and specify the quadrature operators used.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the careful reading and for highlighting important distinctions between closed- and open-system dynamics. We address each major comment below and indicate the revisions that will be made to strengthen the presentation.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract and control derivation] The central claim that brachistochrone-derived controls achieve unit fidelity and remain optimal/robust under Lindblad dissipation is load-bearing but unsupported; the quantum brachistochrone is formulated for closed unitary dynamics on the projective Hilbert space, and simply inserting the resulting controls into the open-system master equation does not guarantee either property (see abstract and the derivation of the controls).

    Authors: We agree that the quantum brachistochrone formalism yields time-optimal controls only for closed unitary evolution on projective Hilbert space. The wind controls are derived under this closed-system assumption to reach the quantum speed limit with unit fidelity for the target Fock and cat states. The manuscript then inserts these controls into the Lindblad master equation and reports numerical results indicating that high fidelity is retained together with lower energetic cost and resilience to dissipation. We acknowledge that the abstract and derivation sections do not sufficiently distinguish the closed-system optimality from the open-system numerical performance. We will revise the abstract and add a clarifying paragraph in the control-derivation section stating the scope of the brachistochrone result and the role of the subsequent open-system simulations. revision: partial

  2. Referee: [Results on robustness] No explicit re-derivation or numerical verification is indicated for how the speed-limit property and unit fidelity are preserved (or approximately preserved) when non-unitary terms are included; this must be shown to support the robustness claims across environmental conditions.

    Authors: The manuscript contains numerical integrations of the open-system master equation under the closed-system-derived controls, with results shown for a range of dissipation, relaxation and dephasing rates. These simulations demonstrate that fidelity remains close to unity and energetic cost stays below that of adiabatic protocols. However, we accept that an explicit side-by-side comparison of closed- versus open-system fidelity and a clearer statement that the speed-limit property is strictly for the unitary case are not currently highlighted. We will add a dedicated subsection with additional panels that overlay closed- and open-system trajectories, quantify the deviation from the closed-system speed limit, and tabulate fidelity versus environmental parameters to make the verification explicit. revision: yes

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No circularity: standard brachistochrone formalism applied without self-referential reduction or fitted predictions.

full rationale

The abstract and description invoke the established quantum brachistochrone formalism for time-optimal controls on Jaynes-Cummings and Rabi Hamiltonians, then report resulting state generation and robustness properties. No equations, parameter fits, or self-citations are exhibited that would reduce any claimed prediction or optimality condition to the input data or prior author work by construction. The derivation chain therefore remains independent of the target results and is self-contained against external benchmarks.

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The efficient generation of highly nonclassical quantum states is essential for emerging quantum technologies, yet it remains challenging due to decoherence and the long preparation times associated with conventional adiabatic protocols. Here, we employ time-optimal control methods based on the quantum brachistochrone formalism to engineer nonclassical states in light--matter systems described by the time-dependent Jaynes--Cummings and quantum Rabi models. We demonstrate the deterministic generation of Fock states and highly entangled Schr\"odinger cat states at unit fidelity, and characterize their nonclassical properties through joint Wigner phase-space distributions. We further show that the wind control generates these non-classical states at speed limit which leads to a reduced energetic cost and robustness against dissipation, relaxation, and dephasing across a broad range of environmental conditions. Our results establish time-optimal control as an efficient and experimentally feasible approach for fast and nonclassical state engineering in hybrid quantum platforms.

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