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arXiv:1909.08481 · Physical Review A

Population transfer via a dissipative structural continuum

Wei Huang, Shan Yin, Baohua Zhu, Wentao Zhang, Chu Guo

Published Dec 30, 2019• 13 citations
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Abstract

We propose a model to study quantum population transfer via a structural continuum. The model is composed of two spins which are coupled to two bosonic modes separately by two control pulses, and the two bosonic modes are coupled to a common structural continuum. We show that efficient population transfer can be achieved between the two spins by using a multilevel stimulated Raman adiabatic passage (STIRAP) across the continuum, which we refer to as straddle STIRAP via continuum. We also consider the stability of this model against different control parameters and show that efficient population transfer can be achieved even in the presence of a moderate dissipation.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.100.063430

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