Point Contact Conductance of an Open Resonator

J. A. Katine, M. A. Eriksson, A. S. Adourian, R. M. Westervelt, J. D. Edwards, A. Lupu-Sax, E. J. Heller, K. L. Campman, and A. C. Gossard
Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 4806 – Published 15 December 1997
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Abstract

Coherent resonant tunneling peaks are observed in the conductance of a quantum point contact coupled to an open resonator in a two-dimensional electron gas as we tune the resonator's dimensions. A wavelet based boundary wall method is used to compute both the electronic wave function and probability current in and around the resonator. We find excellent agreement between the calculated and measured conductance resonances, and identify fine structure associated with the lemon billiard cavity modes.

  • Received 20 June 1997

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.4806

©1997 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

J. A. Katine, M. A. Eriksson, A. S. Adourian, and R. M. Westervelt

  • Division of Applied Sciences and Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

J. D. Edwards, A. Lupu-Sax, and E. J. Heller

  • Department of Physics and ITAMP, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

K. L. Campman and A. C. Gossard

  • Materials Department, University of California-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106

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Vol. 79, Iss. 24 — 15 December 1997

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