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Quantum Zeno effect and parametric resonance in mesoscopic physics

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2009-10-31 v1

Abstract

As a realization of the quantum Zeno effect, we consider electron tunneling between two quantum dots with one of the dots coupled to a quantum point contact detector. The coupling leads to decoherence and to the suppression of tunneling. When the detector is driven with an ac voltage, a parametric resonance occurs which strongly counteracts decoherence. We propose a novel experiment with which it is possible to observe both the quantum Zeno effect and the parametric resonance in electric transport.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9807317,
  title  = {Quantum Zeno effect and parametric resonance in mesoscopic physics},
  author = {G. Hackenbroich and B. Rosenow and H. A. Weidenmueller},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9807317},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages, 2 figures

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