On the quasi-balanceable class of linear quantum stochastic systems

This paper is concerned with the characterization of the quasi-balanceable class of linear quantum stochastic systems (i.e., systems that can be approximated via the recently proposed quasi-balanced truncation method). It has previously been shown that the quasi-balanceable class of systems includes the class of completely passive systems. In this work, we refine the previously established characterization of quasi-balanceable systems and show that the class of quasi-balanceable systems is strictly larger than the class of completely passive systems. We derive a novel characterization of completely passive linear quantum stochastic systems solely in terms of the controllability Gramian of such systems. Exploiting this result, we prove that all linear quantum stochastic systems with a pure Gaussian steady state (active systems included) are all quasi-balanceable, and establish a new complete parameterization for this important class of systems. Examples are provided to illustrate our results.