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Andreev Interferometers in a strong Radio-Frequency Field

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 نشر من قبل Victor Petrashov
 تاريخ النشر 2010
  مجال البحث فيزياء
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We experimentally study the influence of 1-40 GHz radiation on the resistance of normal (N) mesoscopic conductors coupled to superconducting (S) loops (Andreev interferometers). At low RF amplitudes we observe the usual h/2e superconducting-phase-periodic resistance oscillations as a function of applied magnetic flux. We find that the oscillations acquire a pi-shift with increasing RF amplitude, and consistent with this result the resistance at fixed phase is an oscillating function of the RF amplitude. The results are explained qualitatively as a consequence of two processes. The first is the modulation of the phase difference between the N/S interfaces by the RF field, with the resistance adiabatically following the phase. The second process is the change in the electron temperature caused by the RF field. From the data the response time of the Andreev interferometer is estimated to be <40ps. However there are a number of experimental features which remain unexplained; these include the drastic difference in the behaviour of the resistance at different phases as a function of RF frequency and amplitude, and the existence of a window of transparency where heating effects are weak enough to allow for the pi-shift. A microscopic theory describing the influence of RF radiation on Andreev interferometers is required.



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