Exact time-evolution of the dispersive Jaynes–Cummings model: the effect of initial correlation and master equation approach

Masashi Ban · Journal of Modern Optics · 2011

Time-evolution of the dispersive Jaynes–Cummings model interacting with a bosonic reservoir is considered in the presence of an initial correlation between the cavity field and reservoir. When there is at most one excitation in the whole system, the exact time-evolution can be obtained. The effects of the initial correlation on the decoherence of the two-level system and cavity field are investigated. Furthermore, the validity of the time-convolutionless quantum master equation in the second-order approximation with respect to the system-reservoir interaction is examined by means of the exact solution.

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