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Quantum Quantum Trajectory Method Trajectory Method
in in Quantum OpticsQuantum Optics
Tarek Ahmed MokhiemerTarek Ahmed Mokhiemer
Graduate StudentGraduate Student
King Fahd University of Petroleum King Fahd University of Petroleum and Mineralsand Minerals
OutlineOutline
• General overview
• QTM applied to a Two level atom interacting with a classical field
• A more formal approach to QTM
• QTM applied to micromaser
• References
The beginningThe beginning……• J. Dalibard, Y. Castin and K. Mølmer,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 580 (1992)
• R. Dum, A. S. Parkins, P. Zoller and C. W. Gardiner, Phys. Rev. A 46, 4382 (1992)
• H. J. Carmichael, “An Open Systems Approach to Quantum Optics”, Lecture Notes in Physics (Springer, Berlin , 1993)
Quantum Trajectory Method is a Quantum Trajectory Method is a numerical Monte-Carlo analysis numerical Monte-Carlo analysis used to solve the master equation used to solve the master equation describing the interaction between describing the interaction between a quantum system and a Markovian a quantum system and a Markovian reservoir.reservoir.
system
Reservoir
A single quantum trajectory represents the evolution of the system wavefunction conditioned to a series of quantum jumps at random times
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Time
( )ee t
The evolution of the system density matrix is obtained by taking the average over many quantum trajectories.
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2000 Trajectories
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Time
( ) ( ) ( )t Avg t t
( ) ( ) ( )t Avg t t
ˆ ˆ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )A t Tr A t Avg t A t
The quantum trajectory method is equivalent to solving the master equation
A single quantum trajectoryA single quantum trajectory
Initial state
Non-Unitary Evolution
Quantum Jump
Non-Unitary Evolution
Quantum Jump
s
, [ ]ss relax s
d iH L
dt
,2 2
d iH S S S S S S
dt
. 1, : Rabi Frequency
2H S S
e
g
: Spontaneous Decay Rate
, S e g S g e
0 0( ) ( )*int , , , ,
1,2
1
2k ki t i t
k k k kk
H s s g a s e g a s e
0 0vac vac g e
( ) ( ) 0I vact U t
int
0
( ) ( )t
I
iU t H t dt
The probability of spontaneous emission of a photon at Δt is: 2
1 ,1,2
( ) ,1 ( ) 0photon k I vack
P t g U t
Initial state:
2
1 , int1,2 0
( ) ,1 ( ) 0t
photon k vack
iP t g H t dt
02( ) *
, , ,1,2 0
,1 1k
ti t
k k kk
ig e g s dt
022 ( )( ')
,1,20 0
' k
t ti t t
kk
dt dt e g
2
1 ( ) . .photonP t t
Г: spontaneous decay rate
Applying Weisskopf-Wigner approximations …
( Valid for small Δt)
Deriving the conditional evolution Hamiltonian Hcond
( ) 0 ( ) 0cond vac I vacU t U t
int int int20 0 0
1( ) 0 ( ) ( ) ( ') ' 0
t t t
cond vac vac
iU t H t dt dt H t H t dt
0 0( ) ( )*int , , , ,
1,2
1
2k ki t i t
laser env k k k kk
H H H s s g a s e g a s e
2( ) . ( )cond cond
iU t I H t t
O
.2cond laser
iH H s s
Two methodsTwo methods
is fixedtCompare the probability of decay each time step with a random number
is varyingt
Integrate the Schrödinger's equation till the probability of decay equals a random number.
( ) (1 . ) (0)cond cond cond
it dt H
Non-Hermetian Hamiltonian
( ) (1 . ) (0)cond cond cond
idt dt H
μ: Normalization Constant
1
1
1 photonP
Is a single trajectory physically Is a single trajectory physically realistic or is it just a “clever realistic or is it just a “clever
mathematical trickmathematical trick?”?”
0: QTM
A more formal A more formal approach…approach…
starting from the master starting from the master equationequation
L̂
1ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆˆ ,2
iH C C CC C C
J C C Jump Superoperator:
Applying the Dyson expansion
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22 1 1
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ( )( ) ( )( )10 0
0
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ( )( ) ( )10
ˆ ˆ( ) .....
ˆ (0)
n n nt tL J t t L J t t
n nn
t L J t t L J t
t dt e J dt e J
dt e Je
L̂
1 1ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ( )( ) ( )( ) ( )( )
1 2ˆ ˆ ˆ( ; , ,...... ) ....... (0)n n nL J t t L J t t L J tn
c nt t t t e Je J Je
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆL L J J
Initial state
Non-Unitary Evolution
Quantum Jump
Non-Unitary Evolution
Quantum Jump
1
22 1 1
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ( )( ) ( )( )10 0
0
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ( )( ) ( )10
ˆ ˆ( ) .....
ˆ (0)
n n nt tL J t t L J t t
n nn
t L J t t L J t
t dt e J dt e J
dt e Je
1 1
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ( )( ) ( )( ) ( )( )1 2
ˆ ˆ ˆ( ; , ,...... ) ....... (0)n n nL J t t L J t t L J tnc nt t t t e Je J Je
ˆ ˆ / /( ) eff effiH t iH tL J te e e
2eff
iH H C C
2 1 1 0/ ( ) / ( ) / ( )0
ˆ ˆ( ) ...... ( )eff n eff effi H t t i H t t i H t tc ct e C e Ce t
21 2 1 1
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ( )( ) ( )( ) ( )( ) ( )1 1 0 00 0 0
0
ˆ ˆ ˆ( ) ..... ( ) ( )n n nt t tL J t t L J t t L J t t L J t
n nn
t dt e J dt e J dt e Je t t
2
1 1 1 2 1 20 0 00
( ) ..... ( ; , ,...... ) ( ; , ,...... )t t t
n n c n c nn
t dt dt dt t t t t t t t t
( )c t
ˆ( ) ( )c ct dt C t
( ) 1 . ( )c eff c
it dt dt H t
ˆ ˆ( ) ( )( )
( ) ( )c c
cc c
t C C tdp t dt
t t
( )cdp t
1 ( )cdp t
1
1
1
22 1 1
1
1
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ( )( ) ( )( )10 0
0
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ( )( ) ( )10
ˆ ˆ( )
ˆ ..... (0)
n n n
n n
n n
t tL J t t L J t tn i n i
n i i
t L J t t L J ti
i
t dt e J dt e J
dt e J e
2
1
1 10 0 00
( ) ( )1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2
( ) .... .....
( ; , , , ,...... , ) ( ; , , , ,...... , )
n
t t t
n nn i i
n nc n n n n
t dt dt dt
t i t i t i t P t i t i t i t
L̂ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆL L J J
Different UnravellingsDifferent Unravellings
n
1n
1n
A single number state
n nn
n
A superposition of number states
The MicromaserThe Micromaser
“Single atoms interacting with a
highly modified vacuum inside
a superconducting resonator”
L̂
int int
0
int int
sin sinˆ
cos 1 cos 1
g N g NL R R a a
N N
R g N g N
0
1ˆ ˆ , 1 221
22
c b
c b
iL H n a a a a a a
n aa aa a a
0 int
int
1
2
1
ˆ cos 1
sinˆ
ˆ
ˆ 1
c b
c b
C R g N
g NC R a
N
C n a
C n a
Atom passing without emitting a photon
Atom emits a photon while passing through the cavity
The field acquires a photon from the thermal reservoir
The field loses a photon to the thermal reservoir
ˆ ˆi i i
i i
J C C J Jump superoperator
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆL L J J
1
1
1
22 1 1
1
1
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ( )( ) ( )( )10 0
0
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ( )( ) ( )10
ˆ ˆ( )
ˆ ..... (0)
n n n
n n
n n
t tL J t t L J t tn i n i
n i i
t L J t t L J ti
i
t dt e J dt e J
dt e J e
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ( )( ) ( )( ) ( )( )
1 1 2 2 ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ( )( ) ( )( ) ( )
ˆ ˆ ˆ....... (0)( ; , , , ,...... , )
ˆ ˆ ˆ....... (0)
n n n
n n
n n n
n n
L J t t L J t t L J ti i in
c n n L J t t L J t t L J ti i i
e J e J J et i t i t i t
Tr e J e J J e
1 1
1 1
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ( )( ) ( )( ) ( )( )1 1 2 2
ˆ ˆ ˆ( ; , , , ,...... , ) ....... (0)n n n
n n
L J t t L J t t L J tnn n i i iP t i t i t i t Tr e J e J J e
2
1
1 10 0 00
( ) ( )1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2
( ) .... .....
( ; , , , ,...... , ) ( ; , , , ,...... , )
n
t t t
n nn i i
n nc n n n n
t dt dt dt
t i t i t i t P t i t i t i t
( )1 1 2 2
1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2
( ; , , , ,...... , )
( ; , , , ,...... , ) ( ; , , , ,...... , )
nc n n
c n n c n n
t i t i t i t
t i t i t i t t i t i t i t
1
0
1
2
ˆ
1
ˆ
0
ˆ
1
ˆ
2
1 ,
,
1 ,
1 ,
C
C
C
C
m m P
m m P
m m P
m m P
/ effi H te m m
Transient Evolution of the Transient Evolution of the Probability DistributionProbability Distribution
p(n)
n
ConclusionConclusion• Quantum Trajectory Method can be
used efficiently to simulate transient and steady state behavior of quantum systems interacting with a markovian reservoir.
• They are most useful when no simple analytic solution exists or the dimensions of the density matrix are very large.
ReferencesReferences• A quantum trajectory analysis of the one-atom micromaser, J D
Cressery and S M Pickles, Quantum Semiclass. Opt. 8, 73–104 (1996)
• Wave-function approach to dissipative processes in quantum optics,Phys. Rev. Lett., 68, 580 (1992)
• Quantum Trajectory Method in Quantum Optics, Young-Tak Chough
• Measuring a single quantum trajectory, D Bouwmeester and G Nienhuis, Quantum Semiclass. Opt. 8 (1996) 277–282
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