Monday, August 6, 2012

1208.0818 (Kang-Ho Lee et al.)

Ultimate charge sensitivity and efficiency of a quantum point contact
with a superposed input state
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Kang-Ho Lee, Kicheon Kang
We address the ultimate charge detection scheme with a quantum point contact. It is shown that a superposed input state is necessary to exploit the full sensitivity of a quantum point contact detector. The coherence of the input state provides an improvement in charge sensitivity, and this improvement is a result of the fundamental property of the scattering matrix. Further, a quantum-limited (maximally efficient) detection is possible by controlling the interference between the two output waves. Our scheme provides the ultimate sensitivity and efficiency of charge detection with a generic quantum point contact.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1208.0818

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