Quantum Tunneling Detection of Two-Photon and Two-Electron Processes

2005/06/24 by J. Tobiska, J. Danon, Jeroen Danon +4 · 1 citation
Computer Science · Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures #Quantum Information and Cryptography #Quantum and electron transport phenomena #cond-mat.mes-hall

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevlett.96.096801

published as Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 096801 (2006) · 4 pages, 4 figures

arxiv created 2005/06/24 · openalex publication_date 2006/03/07 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30

Abstract

We analyze the operation of a quantum tunneling detector coupled to a coherent conductor. We demonstrate that, in a certain energy range, the output of the detector is determined by two-photon processes, two-interacting-electron processes, and the interference of the two. We show how the individual contributions of these processes can be resolved in experiments.

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