Continuous quantum measurement: inelastic tunnelling suppresses current oscillations

Abstract

We study the dynamics of a charge qubit, consisting of a single electron in a double well potential coupled to a point-contact (PC) electrometer, using the quantum trajectories formalism. Contrary to previous predictions, we show formally that, in the sub-Zeno limit, coherent oscillations in the detector output are suppressed, and the dynamics is dominated by inelastic processes in the PC. Furthermore, these reduce the detector efficiency and induce relaxation even when the source-drain bias is zero. This is of practical significance since it means the detector will act as a source of decoherence. Finally, we show that the sub-Zeno dynamics is divided into two regimes: low- and high-bias in which the PC current power spectra show markedly different behaviour.

4 pages, 3 figures, comments are welcome

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