Maximizing optomechanical entanglement with optimal control

Abstract: In this article, we formulate the generation of optomechanical entanglement between the linearly coupled cavity field and the mechanical resonator as an optimal control problem in hyperbolic space $H^3$, with control input the coupling rate of the two oscillators. Next, we use optimal control theory to find the allowed optimal values of the coupling which maximize the amount of generated entanglement for a fixed duration of the interaction. Finally, we employ a numerical optimization method to obtain the exact optimal pulse sequences for several illustrative examples. In the strong coupling regime, where the coupling rate is comparable or larger than the frequency of the mechanical resonator, a substantial amount of entanglement can be generated within a fraction of a single oscillator period.