Frequency dispersion of photon-assisted shot noise in mesoscopic conductors
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2008-01-29 v1 Statistical Mechanics
Abstract
We calculate the low-frequency current noise for AC biased mesoscopic chaotic cavities and diffusive wires. Contrary to what happens for the admittance, the frequency dispersion is not dominated by the electric response time (the "RC" time of the circuit), but by the time that electrons need to diffuse through the structure (dwell time or diffusion time). Frequency dispersion of noise stems from fluctuations of the Fermi distribution function that preserve charge neutrality. Our predictions can be verified with present experimental technology.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0606775,
title = {Frequency dispersion of photon-assisted shot noise in mesoscopic conductors},
author = {D. Bagrets and F. Pistolesi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0606775},
year = {2008}
}
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5 pages, 3 Figures