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Analytical solution of two-level system driving by a sinusoidal potential beyond rotating wave approximation

Physics Asked on June 21, 2021

A quantum mechanical two-level system driven by a constant sinusoidal external potential is very useful in varies areas of physics. Although the widely used rotating-wave approximation (RWA) is very successful in treating weak coupling and near resonance cases, sometimes an analytical solution beyond the RWA is desired. Are there any special cases (for example large detuning, very strong driving, etc.) where one can get the analytical solutions beyond the RWA?

In mathematics, this is to say that solve the following equation analytically for $C_1$ and $C_2$:

begin{align}
idot{C}_1(t)&=Omegacos(omega t)e^{-iomega_0t}C_2(t)
idot{C}_2(t)&=Omegacos(omega t)e^{iomega_0t}C_1(t)
end{align}
where $C_1(t)$ and $C_2(t)$ are the two level state amplitude, $Omega$ is the coupling strength, $omega_0$ is the two level frequency difference, and $omega$ is the driving frequency. $omega$, $omega_0$, $Omega$ are constant and $C_1$ and $C_2$ are time dependent quantities.

Any suggestions or related literatures are appreciated.

One Answer

You could use the Floquet theory to go beyond the RWA. See the paper by Shirley[J. H. Shirley, Phys. Rev. B 138, 974 (1965)]. If the amplitude of the driving field isn't too strong, you could use a simpler perturbative method such as the averaging method to second-order. Look here at this manuscript: https://arxiv.org/abs/1507.05124v1

Answered by minimax on June 21, 2021

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