Photon-assisted Landau-Zener transition: Role of coherent superposition states

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2012-04-16

arxiv.org/abs/1204.3381v1

Physics

Quantum Physics

9 pages, 7 figures

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We investigate a Landau-Zener (LZ) transition process modelled by a quantum two-level system (TLS) coupled to a photon mode when the bias energy is varied linearly in time. The initial state of the photon field is assumed to be a superposition of coherent states, leading to a more intricate LZ transition. Applying the rotating-wave approximation (RWA), analytical results are obtained revealing the enhancement of the LZ probability by increasing the average photon number. We also consider the creation of entanglement and the change of photon statistics during the LZ process. When without the RWA, we find some qualitative differences of the LZ dynamics from the RWA results, e.g., the average photon number no longer monotonically enhances the LZ probability.

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