Non-Markovian Dynamics in Photonic Systems

Abstract

In this thesis we present an analytic solution of non-Markovian dynamics for non-interacting photonic open quantum systems We explore the non-Markovian dynamics of such open quantum systems through the solutions of the exact master equation and carry out the detailed analysis of non-Markovian dynamics from these solutions By further analyzing these analytic solutions we capture the main features of the non-Markovian dynamics and categorize them into four different time evolution scenarios This provides a general picture on the quantum-to-classical transition which is caused by the environment-induced decoherence After the comprehensive discussions about the qualitative behaviors of non-Markovian decoherence dynamics we apply the theory to study the non-Markovian cavity dynamics in photonic crystals at finite temperature and explicitly show the influence of the photonic band gap on the cavity photon field

Date of Award	2016 Aug 24
Original language	English
Supervisor	Wei-Min Zhang (Supervisor)