We propose a novel approach for optimization of charging of harmonic oscillators (quantum batteries) coupled to a harmonic oscillator (charger), driven by laser field. We demonstrate that energy transfer limitations can be significantly mitigated in the presence of catalyst systems, mediating between the charger and quantum batteries. We show that these catalyst systems, either qubits or harmonic oscillators, enhance the amount of energy transferred to quantum batteries, while they themselves store almost no energy. It eliminates the need for optimizing frequency of the charging laser field, whose optimal value in the bare setting depends on coupling strengths between the charger and the batteries.
@article{arxiv.2205.05018,
title = {Catalysis in Charging Quantum Batteries},
author = {Ricard Ravell Rodriguez and Borhan Ahmadi and Pawel Mazurek and Shabir Barzanjeh and Robert Alicki and Pawel Horodecki},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2205.05018},
year = {2023}
}
Comments
Experimental Section expanded, analysis of stability with respect to frequency fluctuactions added