On-Demand and Tunable Andreev Conversion of Single-Electron Charge Pulses

Pablo Burset; Benjamin Roussel; Michael Moskalets; Christian Flindt

doi:10.1103/lfsm-z1sl

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On-Demand and Tunable Andreev Conversion of Single-Electron Charge Pulses

Pablo Burset, Benjamin Roussel, Michael Moskalets, Christian Flindt

DOI 10.1103/lfsm-z1sl · Physical Review Letters

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Abstract

Electron quantum optics explores coherent single-electron charge pulse propagation in electronic nanoscale circuits akin to tabletop photon setups. While past experiments focused on normal-state conductors, incorporating superconductors holds promise for exploiting the electron-hole degree of freedom in quantum sensing applications and quantum information processing. Here, we propose and analyze an on-demand and tunable mechanism for converting single-electron pulses into holes through Andreev processes on a superconductor. We develop a Floquet-Nambu scattering formalism to demonstrate the dynamic conversion of charge pulses and the controllable generation of coherent electron-hole superpositions through interferometric magnetic flux control based on the chiral edge states of a quantum Hall sample. Our discussion covers optimal conditions in realistic scenarios, affirming the feasibility of our proposal with current technology.

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