Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2008-06-16
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
12 pages, 8 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.78.165405
The Sagnac interference mode arises when two interfering counterpropogating beams traverse a loop, but with their velocities detuned by a small amount $2u$, with $v_{R/L}=v_F\pm u$. In this paper we perform a perturbative non-equilibrium calculation of Sagnac interference in single channel wires as well as armchair nanotube loops. We study the dependence of the Sagnac conductance oscillations on temperature and interactions. We find that the Sagnac interference is not destroyed by strong interactions, but becomes weakly dependent on the velocity detuning $u$. In armchairs nanotubes with typical interaction strength, $0.25 \leq g \leq 0.5$, we find that the necessary temperature for observing the interference effect, $T_{SAG}$ is also only weakly dependent on the interaction, and is enhanced by a factor of 8 relative to the temperature necessary for observing Fabry-Perot interference in the same system, $T_{FP}$.
Bishara Waheb
Bockrath Marc
Refael Gil
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