  OCTBEC is a Matlab toolbox designed for optimal quantum control, within the
framework of optimal control theory (OCT), of Bose-Einstein condensates (BEC).
The systems we have in mind are ultracold atoms in confined geometries, where
the dynamics takes place in one or two spatial dimensions, and the confinement
potential can be controlled by some external parameters. Typical experimental
realizations are atom chips, where the currents running through the wires
produce magnetic fields that allow to trap and manipulate nearby atoms. The
toolbox provides a variety of Matlab classes for simulations based on the
Gross-Pitaevskii equation, the multi-configurational Hartree method for bosons,
and on generic few-mode models, as well as optimization problems. These classes
can be easily combined, which has the advantage that one can adapt the
simulation programs flexibly for various applications.
