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Wigner function approach to single electron coherence in quantum Hall edge channels
Abstract : Recent electron quantum optics experiments performed with on-demand single electron sources call for a mixed time/frequency approach to electronic quantum coherence. Here, we present a Wigner function representation of first-order electronic coherence and show that it provides a natural visualization of the excitations emitted by recently demonstrated single electron sources. It also gives a unified perspective on single particle and two particle interferometry experiments. In particular, we introduce a non-classicality criterion for single electron coherence and discuss it in the context of Mach-Zehnder interferometry. Finally, the electronic Hanbury Brown and Twiss and the Hong-Ou-Mandel experiments are interpreted in terms of overlap of Wigner function, thus connecting them to signal processing.
https://hal-ens-lyon.archives-ouvertes.fr/ensl-00903723
Contributor : Pascal Degiovanni <>
Submitted on : Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 8:25:21 PM
Last modification on : Thursday, July 1, 2021 - 5:32:03 PM
Contributor : Pascal Degiovanni <>
Submitted on : Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 8:25:21 PM
Last modification on : Thursday, July 1, 2021 - 5:32:03 PM
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