Zusammenfassung
Incorporating a variable capacitance diode into a radio-frequency (rf) matching circuit allows us to in situ tune the resonance frequency of a rf quantum point contact, increasing the versatility of the latter as a fast charge sensor of a proximal quantum circuit. The performance of this method is compared in detail to conventional low-frequency charge detection. The approach is also applicable ...
Zusammenfassung
Incorporating a variable capacitance diode into a radio-frequency (rf) matching circuit allows us to in situ tune the resonance frequency of a rf quantum point contact, increasing the versatility of the latter as a fast charge sensor of a proximal quantum circuit. The performance of this method is compared in detail to conventional low-frequency charge detection. The approach is also applicable to other rf-detection schemes, such as rf single electron transistor circuits. (C) 2010 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3517483]