optimal control; hierarchical equations of motion; non markovianity
Abstract :
[en] Optimal control theory is implemented with fully converged hierarchical equations of motion (HEOM) describing the time evolution of an open system density matrix strongly coupled to the bath in a spin-boson model. The populations of the two-level sub-system are taken as control objectives; namely, their revivals or exchange when switching off the field. We, in parallel, analyze how the optimal electric field consequently modifies the information back flow from the environment through different non-Markovian witnesses. Although the control field has a dipole interaction with the central sub-system only, its indirect influence on the bath collective mode dynamics is probed through HEOM auxiliary matrices, revealing a strong correlation between control and dissipation during a non-Markovian process.
A heterojunction is taken as an illustrative example for modeling in a realistic way the two-level sub-system parameters and its spectral density function leading to a non-perturbative strong coupling regime with the bath.
Although, due to strong system-bath couplings, control performances remain rather modest, the most important result is a noticeable increase of the non-Markovian bath response induced by the optimally driven processes.
Disciplines :
Physics
Author, co-author :
Mangaud, Etienne
Puthumpally-Joseph, Raijumon
Sugny, Dominique
Meier, christoph
Atabek, Osman
Desouter, Michèle ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie (sciences) > Département de chimie (sciences)
Language :
English
Title :
Non-Markovianity in the optimal control of an open quantum system described by hierarchical equations of motion