Interference of Fano-Rashba conductance dips

J Phys Condens Matter. 2011 Mar 23;23(11):115301. doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/23/11/115301. Epub 2011 Mar 1.

Abstract

We study the interference of two tunable Rashba regions in a quantum wire with one propagating mode. The transmission dips (Fano-Rashba dips) of the two regions either cross or anti-cross, depending on the distance between the two regions. For large separations we find Fabry-Perot oscillations due to the interference of forwards and backwards propagating modes. At small separations overlapping evanescent modes play a prominent role, leading to an enhanced transmission and destroying the conductance dip. Analytical expressions in scattering matrix theory are given and the relevance of the interference effect in a device is discussed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't