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Quantum Extension of the Jarzynski Relation
The relation between the distribution of work performed on a classical system
by an external force switched on an arbitrary timescale, and the corresponding
equilibrium free energy difference, is generalized to quantum systems. Using
the adiabatic representation we show that this relation holds for isolated
systems as well as for systems coupled to a bath described by a master
equation. A close formal analogy is established between the present classical
trajectory picture over populations of adiabatic states and phase fluctuations
(dephasing) of a quantum coherence in spectral lineshapes, described by the
stochastic Liouville equation
Comment on Quantum Interference between Light Sources Separated by 150 Million Kilometers Deng et al. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 123, 080401 (2019)
This is a comment on the paper : Quantum Interference between Light Sources
Separated by 150 Million Kilometers by Deng et al, PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 123,
080401 (2019
Fluctuation theorems for quantum master equations
A quantum fluctuation theorem for a driven quantum subsystem interacting with
its environment is derived based solely on the assumption that its reduced
density matrix obeys a closed evolution equation i.e. a quantum master equation
(QME). Quantum trajectories and their associated entropy, heat and work appear
naturally by transforming the QME to a time dependent Liouville space basis
that diagonalizes the instantaneous reduced density matrix of the subsystem. A
quantum integral fluctuation theorem, a steady state fluctuation theorem and
the Jarzynski relation are derived in a similar way as for classical stochastic
dynamics.Comment: Submitted to Phys. Rev.
Two-dimensional Infrared Spectroscopy of vibrational polaritons of molecules in an optical cavity
Strong coupling of molecular vibrations to an infrared cavity mode affects
their nature by creating dressed polariton states. We show how the single and
double vibrational polariton manifolds may be controlled by varying the cavity
coupling strength, and probed by a time domain 2DIR technique, Double Quantum
Coherence (DQC). Applications are made to the amide-I () and amide-II
() bond vibrations of (NMA).Comment: 16 pages, 6 figures, 1 tabl
Nonlinear transmission spectroscopy with dual frequency combs
We show how two frequency combs , can be used
to measure single-photon, two-photon absorption (TPA), and Raman resonances in
a molecule with three electronic bands, by detecting the radio frequency
modulation of the nonlinear transmission signal. Some peaks are independent of
the carrier frequency of the comb and others shift with that frequency and have
a width close to the comb width. TPA and Raman resonances independent of the
carrier frequency are selected by measuring the transmission signal
and the single-photon resonances are
selected by measuring the transmission signal
. Sinusoidal spectral phase shaping strongly
affects the TPA, but not the Raman resonances.Comment: 13 pages, 11 Figure
Multidimensional spectroscopy with entangled light; loop vs ladder delay scanning protocols
Multidimensional optical signals are commonly recorded by varying the delays
between time ordered pulses. These control the evolution of the density matrix
and are described by ladder diagrams. We propose a new non-time-ordered
protocol based on following the time evolution of the wavefunction and
described by loop diagrams. The time variables in this protocol allow to
observe different types of resonances and reveal information about intraband
dephasing not readily available by time ordered techniques. The time variables
involved in this protocol become coupled when using entangled light, which
provides high selectivity and background free measurement of the various
resonances. Entangled light can resolve certain states even when strong
background due to fast dephasing suppresses the resonant features when probed
by classical light
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