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arxiv: 1305.6860 · v1 · pith:7DT4UNYHnew · submitted 2013-05-29 · 🪐 quant-ph

Stationary quantum coherence and transport in disordered networks

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We examine the excitation transport across quantum networks that are continuously driven by a constant and incoherent light source. In particular we investigate the coherence properties of incoherently driven networks by employing recent tools from entanglement theory that enable a rigorous interpretation of coherence in the site basis. With these tools at hand we identify coherent delocalization of excitations over several sites to be a crucial prerequisite for highly efficient transport across networks driven by an incoherent source. These results are set into context with the latest discussion of the occurrence and role of coherence in light-harvesting complexes that are exposed to natural incoherent sun light.

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