Sequential optical response suppression for chemical mixture characterization

Alicia B. Magann; Gerard McCaul; Herschel A. Rabitz; Denys I. Bondar

doi:10.22331/q-2022-01-20-626

Sequential optical response suppression for chemical mixture characterization

Alicia B. Magann^1,2, Gerard McCaul³, Herschel A. Rabitz⁴, and Denys I. Bondar³

¹Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
²Center for Computing Research, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA
³Department of Physics, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA
⁴Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA

Published:	2022-01-20, volume 6, page 626
Eprint:	arXiv:2010.13859v3
Doi:	https://doi.org/10.22331/q-2022-01-20-626
Citation:	Quantum 6, 626 (2022).

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Abstract

The characterization of mixtures of non-interacting, spectroscopically similar quantum components has important applications in chemistry, biology, and materials science. We introduce an approach based on quantum tracking control that allows for determining the relative concentrations of constituents in a quantum mixture, using a single pulse which enhances the distinguishability of components of the mixture and has a length that scales linearly with the number of mixture constituents. To illustrate the method, we consider two very distinct model systems: mixtures of diatomic molecules in the gas phase, as well as solid-state materials composed of a mixture of components. A set of numerical analyses are presented, showing strong performance in both settings.

Featured image: The diagram shows an input pulse $E(t)$, which serves as a “photonic reagent” for inducing an optical response of a mixture. This present work introduces a tracking control procedure for designing $E(t)$ in order to sequentially suppress the optical responses of the mixture components, thereby enhancing their distinguishability. The output optical response information can then be used to estimate the relative concentrations of the components.

Popular summary

Our ability to accurately characterize the composition of chemical mixtures has widespread applications spanning chemistry, physics, biology, and materials science. This article proposes a new procedure for characterizing chemical mixtures that utilizes a single laser pulse, which is tailored to increase the distinguishability of mixture components by rendering them sequentially invisible, by turning off their optical responses one-by-one. Then, by measuring how the total optical response of the mixture varies in time, the relative concentrations of the components can be determined, allowing for the characterization of the mixture composition. Numerical demonstrations are performed that confirm that this procedure enhances the distinguishability of the components of the molecular and materials mixtures under consideration.

► BibTeX data

@article{Magann2022sequentialoptical,
  doi = {10.22331/q-2022-01-20-626},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.22331/q-2022-01-20-626},
  title = {Sequential optical response suppression for chemical mixture characterization},
  author = {Magann, Alicia B. and McCaul, Gerard and Rabitz, Herschel A. and Bondar, Denys I.},
  journal = {{Quantum}},
  issn = {2521-327X},
  publisher = {{Verein zur F{\"{o}}rderung des Open Access Publizierens in den Quantenwissenschaften}},
  volume = {6},
  pages = {626},
  month = jan,
  year = {2022}
}

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