A Realization Method for Transfer Functions of Linear Quantum Stochastic Systems Using Static Networks for Input/Output Processing and Feedback

Abstract: The issue of realization of the transfer functions of Linear Quantum Stochastic Systems (LQSSs) is of fundamental importance for the practical applications of such systems, especially as coherent controllers for other quantum systems. So far, most works that addressed this problem have used cascade realizations. In this work, a new method is proposed, where the transfer function of a LQSS is realized by a series of a pre-processing linear static network, a reduced LQSS, and a post-processing linear static network. The introduction of the pre- and post-processing static networks leaves an intermediate reduced LQSS with a simple input/output structure, that is realized by a concatenation of simple cavities. A feedback connection of the cavities through a linear static network is used to produce the correct dynamics for the reduced system. The resulting realization provides a nice structural picture of the system. The key mathematical tool that allows for the construction of this realization, is an SVD-like decomposition for doubled-up matrices in Krein spaces. Illustrative examples are provided for the theory developed.