Quantum enhancement of qutrit dynamics of a three-level giant atom coupling to a one-dimensional waveguide

Abstract

Dynamics of quantum coherence and non-Markovianity of a three-level giant atom coupling to a one-dimensional waveguide and a classical field are investigated theoretically. The time delay of the photo propagation in the waveguide is taken into account and our aim is to access the collective impact of a waveguide and classical control of the system on the time evolution of coherence and non-Markovianity. For a giant atom, we find that the various values of the accumulated phase and time delay does not make much difference for the coherence evolution but there exists non-Markovian behavior for the vast majority of the chosen parameter values. With regard to the initial relative phase, the quantum coherence takes a monotonic behavior for a small atom but decreases with oscillations for a giant atom with majority values of the initial relative phase. Quantum coherence of a small atom decreases monotonically with regardless of the Rabi frequency and the atom’s detuning to a large extent but a large Rabi frequency or a large atom’s detuning will induce non-Markovian behavior for a giant atom. With a comparative analysis, the coherence evolution is enhanced significantly in that there is non-Markovian behavior for the dynamics of quantum coherence in a much larger range of scaled time for a giant atom than that for a small atom. Our study provide clues to preserve and to enhance quantum coherence in qutrit systems.