The Sagnac effect is an important phase coherent effect in optical and atom interferometers where rotations of the interferometer with respect to an inertial reference frame result in a shift in the interference pattern proportional to the rotation rate. Here we analyze for the first time the Sagnac effect in a mesoscopic semiconductor electron interferometer. We include in our analysis Rashba spin-orbit interactions in the ring. Our results indicate that spin-orbit interactions increase the rotation induced phase shift. We discuss the potential experimental observability of the Sagnac phase shift in such mesoscopic systems.
Measuring spin currents and spin accumulations is challenging. This is mainly because of their small size and the lack of a standard spin detector comparable to conventional ampere meters or voltage detectors. It is all the more pleasing to hear about new methods for detecting spin currents and spin accumulations. A recent example is the paper of McLaughlin et al. [Phys. Rev. B 95, 180401 (2017)], who report novel measurements of the transverse spin-Seebeck effect (TSSE) in metals by optical means using a Sagnac interferometer microscope. However, because no standard procedures or reference me…
The matrix-valued Aharonov-Casher phase factor $F_{\text{AC}}$ (related to the c-number Aharonov-Casher phase $λ_{\text{AC}}$) plays an important role in the physics of mesoscopic systems in which spin-orbit coupling is relevant. Yet, its relation to experimental observables is rather elusive. Based on the SU(2)-gauge-invariant formulation of the Schroedinger equation, we relate $F_{\text{AC}}$ to measurable quantities in electronic interferometers subject to electric fields that generate Rashba or Dresselhaus spin-orbit coupling. Specifically, we consider electron transmission through (i) a s…
Mesoscopic proximity effect probed through superconducting contacts
我们研究了复杂的介观超导-正常混合器件的性质,Andreev干涉仪的情况下,电流是通过超导隧道接触,而邻近效应是由一个透明的SN界面产生的。我们显示在准经典格林函数技术,如何基本SNIS元素的这种结构可以映射到一个有效的S $^\prime$ IS-结,其中S $^\prime$是接近的材料与有效的能隙$E_g<Δ$。我们提出了Andreev干涉仪,其中$E_g$可以通过外部相位$ϕ$调谐,并在0 mod $2π$处显示最大值,在$π$ mod $2π$处显示最小值。这导致了奇特的电流相位关系,我们提出了一个实验来验证我们的预测,并显示,我们的结果是如何与最近的,无法解释的实验结果是一致的。