Charging of a Quantum Battery by a Single-Photon Quantum Pulse

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2601.16671v1
• Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:41:17 GMT
• Title: Charging of a Quantum Battery by a Single-Photon Quantum Pulse
• Authors: Elnaz Darsheshdar, Seyed Mostafa Moniri,
• Abstract summary: We study a minimal model for charging a quantum battery consisting of a two-level system (TLS) acting as a charger.<n>A single-photon quantum pulse of light excites the TLS, which subsequently transfers its excitation to the isolated battery.<n>We establish a quantum speed limit at the exceptional point, where a critical transition occurs in the system's dynamics.
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• Abstract: We study a minimal model for charging a quantum battery consisting of a two-level system (TLS) acting as a charger, coupled to a harmonic oscillator that serves as the quantum battery. A single-photon quantum pulse of light excites the TLS, which subsequently transfers its excitation to the isolated battery. The TLS may also decay into the electromagnetic environment. We obtain analytical solutions for the dynamics of the battery and determine the optimal pulse shape that maximizes the stored energy. The optimal pulse saturates a universal bound for the stored energy, determined by the TLS decay rates into the pulse and the environment. Furthermore, we derive the minimum charging time and establish a quantum speed limit at the exceptional point, where a critical transition occurs in the system's dynamics. We also present analytical expressions for the charging power and investigate the pulse duration that maximizes it.

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