Improved selection of dark states in the presence of drive-induced dissipation.

ORAL

Abstract

We revisit the coherent population trapping (CPT) of a three-state system in the

presence of environmental fluctuations and strong electromagnetic driving fields. To this end, we

use a fluctuation-regulated quantum master equation that takes into account the drive-induced

dissipation (DID) in the system. DID originates from the combined effect of a driving field and

environmental fluctuations. We report that increasing DID shows a narrowing of CPT linewidth

and hence improved selection of the dark states. As such, the DID enhances the sensitivity of

CPT at a driving strength much larger than the system’s relaxation rates. We also discuss the

practical implementation of the scheme along with possible applications.

* Arpan Chatterjee acknowledges the University Grants Commission (UGC) of the Government of India forproviding financial assistance through senior research fellowship (SRF) with reference ID: 522160.

Presenters

  • Arpan Chatterjee

    IISER Kolkata

Authors

  • Arpan Chatterjee

    IISER Kolkata

  • Rangeet Bhattacharyya

    IISER KOLKATA, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata