Physical Review A

Adiabatic approximation for quantum dissipative systems: Formulation, topology, and superadiabatic tracking

Ghassen Dridi, S. Guérin, Hans Rudolf Jauslin, David Viennot, Georges Jolicard

Published Aug 16, 2010• 32 citations

Abstract

A generalized adiabatic approximation is formulated for a two-state dissipative Hamiltonian which is valid beyond weak dissipation regimes. The history of the adiabatic passage is described by superadiabatic bases as in the nondissipative regime. The topology of the eigenvalue surfaces shows that the population transfer requires, in general, a strong coupling with respect to the dissipation rate. We present, furthermore, an extension of the Davis-Dykhne-Pechukas formula to the dissipative regime using the formalism of Stokes lines. Processes of population transfer by an external frequency-chirped pulse-shaped field are given as examples.

DOI: 10.1103/physreva.82.022109

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