Sebastián C. Carrasco

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Sebastián C. CarrascoQuantum control theorist

Senior Fellow, Army Research Laboratory. Steering quantum dynamics for next-generation quantum sensors and quantum technologies.

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Sebastián C. Carrasco

Quantum control methods

Robust and optimal control to prepare states, transfer population, and suppress noise—the core of my work.

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Sensing and metrology

Control protocols for spin squeezing, atom interferometers, atomic and diamond clocks, and NV-center sensors.

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Quantum information

The same toolbox applied to quantum information—fast, robust Rydberg two-qubit gates.

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About me ​

I am a Senior Fellow at the Army Research Lab in Adelphi, MD, and hold a PhD in Physics from the Universidad de Chile. I specialize in quantum control theory. I develop new techniques from a theoretical and numerical perspective for immediate applications in quantum technologies, with a special focus on quantum sensing.

Selected publications ​

  • Sebastián C. Carrasco, Sean Lourette, Ignacio Sola, and Vladimir S. Malinovsky. “Dynamically Enhanced Two-Photon Spectroscopy.” Phys. Rev. Lett. 134, 163601 (2025). · PDF
  • Sebastián C. Carrasco, Michael H. Goerz, Svetlana A. Malinovskaya, Vladan Vuletić, Wolfgang P. Schleich, and Vladimir S. Malinovsky. “Dicke State Generation and Extreme Spin Squeezing via Rapid Adiabatic Passage.” Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 153603 (2024). · PDF
  • Michael H. Goerz, Sebastián C. Carrasco, and Vladimir S. Malinovsky. “Quantum Optimal Control via Semi-Automatic Differentiation.” Quantum 6, 871 (2022).
  • Zhifan Zhou, Sebastián C. Carrasco, Christian Sanner, Vladimir S. Malinovsky, and Ron Folman. “Geometric phase amplification in a clock interferometer for enhanced metrology.” Science Advances 11(18), eadr6893 (2025).
  • Michael H. Goerz, Sebastián C. Carrasco, Alastair Marshall, and Vladimir S. Malinovsky. “GRAPE.jl: Gradient Ascent Pulse Engineering in Julia.” Journal of Open Source Software 10(115), 8813 (2025).

See the full list for all 34 papers and a preprint.

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Get in touch ​

You can reach me at seba.carrasco.m@gmail.com.