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Resonant tunneling through a macroscopic charge state in a superconducting SET transistor
We predict theoretically and observe in experiment that the differential
conductance of a superconducting SET transistor exhibits a peak which is a
complete analogue in a macroscopic system of a standard resonant tunneling peak
associated with tunneling through a single quantum state. In particular, in a
symmetric transistor, the peak height is universal and equal to . Away from the resonance we clearly observe the co-tunneling current
which in contrast to the normal-metal transistor varies linearly with the bias
voltage.Comment: 11 pages, 3 figures, Fig. 1 available upon request from the first
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Quadratic Quantum Measurements
We develop a theory of quadratic quantum measurements by a mesoscopic
detector. It is shown that quadratic measurements should have non-trivial
quantum information properties, providing, for instance, a simple way of
entangling two non-interacting qubits. We also calculate output spectrum of a
quantum detector with both linear and quadratic response continuously
monitoring coherent oscillations in two qubits.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figure
Technology Of MIG-MAG Welds Strength Enhancement
A new technology of MIG MAG welding control is developed. Authors introduce use of power AC and pulse feed of welding wire in the arc zone, that downsizes the heat affected zone, stabilizes formation of electrode metal droplets, as external magnetic field's effect on the arc is reduced. Principal criteria for electrode metal transfer control, when powered by AC sources, are specified
Technology Of MIG-MAG Welds Strength Enhancement
A new technology of MIG MAG welding control is developed. Authors introduce use of power AC and pulse feed of welding wire in the arc zone, that downsizes the heat affected zone, stabilizes formation of electrode metal droplets, as external magnetic field's effect on the arc is reduced. Principal criteria for electrode metal transfer control, when powered by AC sources, are specified
Method for direct observation of coherent quantum oscillations in a superconducting phase qubit
Time-domain observations of coherent oscillations between quantum states in
mesoscopic superconducting systems were so far restricted to restoring the
time-dependent probability distribution from the readout statistics. We propose
a new method for direct observation of Rabi oscillations in a phase qubit. The
external source, typically in GHz range, induces transitions between the qubit
levels. The resulting Rabi oscillations of supercurrent in the qubit loop are
detected by a high quality resonant tank circuit, inductively coupled to the
phase qubit. Detailed calculation for zero and non-zero temperature are made
for the case of persistent current qubit. According to the estimates for
dephasing and relaxation times, the effect can be detected using conventional
rf circuitry, with Rabi frequency in MHz range.Comment: 5 pages, 1 figure, to appear in Phys.Rev.
Resonant Tunneling through Linear Arrays of Quantum Dots
We theoretically investigate resonant tunneling through a linear array of
quantum dots with subsequent tunnel coupling. We consider two limiting cases:
(i) strong Coulomb blockade, where only one extra electron can be present in
the array (ii) limit of almost non-interacting electrons. We develop a density
matrix description that incorporates the coupling of the dots to reservoirs. We
analyze in detail the dependence of the stationary current on the electron
energies, tunnel matrix elements and rates, and on the number of dots. We
describe interaction and localization effects on the resonant current. We
analyze the applicability of the approximation of independent conduction
channels. We find that this approximation is not valid when at least one of the
tunnel rates to the leads is comparable to the energy splitting of the states
in the array. In this case the interference of conduction processes through
different channels suppresses the current.Comment: 12 pages, 5 figure
Charge and current fluctuations in a superconducting single electron transistor near a Cooper pair resonance
We analyze charge tunneling statistics and current noise in a superconducting
single-electron transistor in a regime where the Josephson-quasiparticle cycle
is the dominant mechanism of transport. Due to the interplay between Coulomb
blockade and Josephson coherence, the probability distribution for tunneling
events strongly deviates from a Poissonian and displays a pronounced even--odd
asymmetry in the number of transmitted charges. The interplay between charging
and coherence is reflected also in the zero-frequency current noise which is
significantly quenched when the quasi-particle tunneling rates are comparable
to the coherent Cooper-pair oscillation frequency. Furthermore the finite
frequency spectrum shows a strong enhancement near the resonant transition
frequency for Josephson tunneling.Comment: 10 pages, 11 figure
Shot noise for resonant Cooper pair tunneling
We study intrinsic noise of current in a superconducting single-electron
transistor, taking into account both coherence effects and Coulomb interaction
near a Cooper-pair resonance. Due to this interplay, the statistics of
tunneling events deviates from the Poisson distribution and, more important, it
shows even-odd asymmetry in the transmitted charge. The zero-frequency noise is
suppressed significantly when the quasiparticle tunneling rates are comparable
to the coherent oscillation frequency of Cooper pairs.Comment: A few minor changes; To appear in Phys. Rev. Let
Statistics and noise in a quantum measurement process
The quantum measurement process by a single-electron transistor or a quantum
point contact coupled to a quantum bit is studied. We find a unified
description of the statistics of the monitored quantity, the current, in the
regime of strong measurement and expect this description to apply for a wide
class of quantum measurements. We derive the probability distributions for the
current and charge in different stages of the process. In the parameter regime
of the strong measurement the current develops a telegraph-noise behavior which
can be detected in the noise spectrum.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
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