Quantum-based spectroscopy and efficient energy transport with biomolecules

摘要: For many years, the fields of quantum optics and biology have rarely shared a common path. In optics, most concepts techniques developed over years stand for systems where only few degrees freedom are considered and, more importantly, under study assumed to be completely isolated from their surrounding environment. This situation is far what we can find in nature. Biological complexes are, by definition, warm, wet noisy subjected environmental fluctuations, phenomena unlikely observed. Notwithstanding, recent this paradigm has begun questioned several works quantum-mechanical been introduced order describe dynamics important biological processes, such as energy transport photosynthetic light-harvesting complexes. The goal thesis twofold. Firstly, will investigate how ideas routinely used exploited develop new quantum-based spectroscopy secondly, examine extent microscopic could impact on efficient behavior light-havesting problem particularly relevant, because understanding fundamental mechanisms that enable highly lead us design future quantum-inspired technologies, high-efficiency organic solar cells.