Optimal Dynamic Discrimination of Similar Molecules Explointing OFC Sources
Abstract
The detection of the individual members in a mixture of similar chemicals, biologics or materials in a host of circumstances is a widely-recognized DoD need of high importance, which has generally defied traditional means at sensing in complex scenarios. This goal is especially difficult when the sample cannot be actively manipulated or subject to chromatography techniques (e.g., the need applies to any sample which must be sensed in situ regardless of whether its within centimeters or at meters or even further away). This multi-species detection challenge becomes increasingly demanding when the species for discrimination have broad nearly featureless spectra, which is often the case for large biological molecules, that in turn are surrounded by a complex spectrally active media as well. In recognition of this need, as background for the present research, we developed the principle referred to as optimal dynamic discrimination (ODD) based on the use of quantum control techniques which showed that the prospect existed for achieving high quality discrimination, although the necessary optical resources must be determined in the laboratory tailored to the application.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 19, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1061252
Entities
People
- Herschel A. Rabitz
Organizations
- Princeton University