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Journal of the Optical Society of America B

Modeling decoherence in a driven two-level system using random matrix theory

Jin Wang

Published Dec 9, 2011• 5 citations
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Abstract

Random matrix theory is used to model a two-level quantum system driven by a laser and coupled to a reservoir with N degrees of freedom in both Markovian and non-Markovian regimes. Decoherence is naturally included in this model. The effect of reservoir dimension and coupling strength between the system and reservoir is explored.
DOI
10.1364/josab.29.000075

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