Ultrastrong coupling regimes of light-matter interaction

P Forn-Díaz, L Lamata, E Rico, J Kono, E Solano - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2019 - APS
Recent experiments have demonstrated that light and matter can mix together to an extreme
degree, and previously uncharted regimes of light-matter interactions are currently being …

Quantum biology revisited

J Cao, RJ Cogdell, DF Coker, HG Duan, J Hauer… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Photosynthesis is a highly optimized process from which valuable lessons can be learned
about the operating principles in nature. Its primary steps involve energy transport operating …

All-mode quantum–classical path integral simulation of bacteriochlorophyll dimer exciton-vibration dynamics

A Bose, N Makri - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2020 - ACS Publications
We use the quantum–classical path integral (QCPI) methodology to report numerically exact,
fully quantum mechanical results for the exciton-vibration dynamics in the …

Coherent two-dimensional and broadband electronic spectroscopies

S Biswas, JW Kim, X Zhang, GD Scholes - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Over the past few decades, coherent broadband spectroscopy has been widely used to
improve our understanding of ultrafast processes (eg, photoinduced electron transfer, proton …

Vibrations, quanta and biology

SF Huelga, MB Plenio - Contemporary Physics, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Quantum biology is an emerging field of research that concerns itself with the experimental
and theoretical exploration of non-trivial quantum phenomena in biological systems. In this …

Identification and characterization of diverse coherences in the Fenna–Matthews–Olson complex

E Thyrhaug, R Tempelaar, MJP Alcocer, K Žídek… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The idea that excitonic (electronic) coherences are of fundamental importance to natural
photosynthesis gained popularity when slowly dephasing quantum beats (QBs) were …

The role of non-equilibrium vibrational structures in electronic coherence and recoherence in pigment–protein complexes

AW Chin, J Prior, R Rosenbach, F Caycedo-Soler… - Nature Physics, 2013 - nature.com
Recent observations of oscillatory features in the optical response of photosynthetic
complexes have revealed evidence for surprisingly long-lasting electronic coherences …

Theoretical examination of quantum coherence in a photosynthetic system at physiological temperature

A Ishizaki, GR Fleming - Proceedings of the National …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
The observation of long-lived electronic coherence in a photosynthetic pigment–protein
complex, the Fenna–Matthews–Olson (FMO) complex, is suggestive that quantum …

Photosynthetic light harvesting: excitons and coherence

F Fassioli, R Dinshaw, PC Arpin… - Journal of The Royal …, 2014 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Photosynthesis begins with light harvesting, where specialized pigment–protein complexes
transform sunlight into electronic excitations delivered to reaction centres to initiate charge …

Origin of long-lived coherences in light-harvesting complexes

N Christensson, HF Kauffmann… - The Journal of …, 2012 - ACS Publications
A vibronic exciton model is applied to explain the long-lived oscillatory features in the two-
dimensional (2D) electronic spectra of the Fenna–Matthews–Olson (FMO) complex. Using …