DIRECT MEASUREMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION MATRIX OF A MESOSCOPIC CONDUCTOR

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作者
SHEPARD, KL
ROUKES, ML
VANDERGAAG, BP
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[1] Bellcore, Red Bank
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.68.2660
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We have developed an experimental approach which permits evaluation of the entire transmission matrix of a mesoscopic conductor. Results are presented from two new investigations enabled by this technique: (a) We study ballistic multiprobe conductors in the limit of weak probe coupling, and (b) we image modal features in the distribution function of electrons emerging from a quantum point contact.
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页码:2660 / 2663
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