Decoherence and quantum fluctuations

被引:94
作者
Mohanty, P
Webb, RA
机构
[1] Center for Superconductivity Research, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1997年 / 55卷 / 20期
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevB.55.R13452
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We show that the zero-point fluctuations of the intrinsic electromagnetic environment Limit the phase-coherence time in all mesoscopic systems at low temperatures. We derive this quantum-noise-limited dephasing time and its temperature dependence in the crossover to the thermal regime. Our results agree well with most experiments in one-dimensional systems.
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页码:13452 / 13455
页数:4
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