Coulomb Blockade of Shot Noise

ORAL

Abstract

We observe the suppression of the finite frequency shot-noise produced by a voltage biased tunnel junction due to its interaction with a single electromagnetic mode of high impedance. The junction is embedded in a superconducting lambda/4 resonator containing a dense SQUID array yielding a resonator characteristic impedance in the kOhm range and a resonant frequency tunable in the 4-6 GHz range. Such high impedance gives rise to a sizeable Coulomb blockade on the tunnel junction (about 30{\%} reduction in the differential conductance) and allows an efficient measurement of the spectral density of the current fluctuations at the resonator frequency. The observed blockade of shot-noise is found in agreement with an extension of the dynamical Coulomb blockade theory.

Authors

  • Denis Vion

    Service de Physique de l'Etat Condense, IRAMIS, CEA-Saclay, 91190 Gif sur Yvette, France, CEA-Saclay

  • Carles Altimiras

    Service de Physique de l'Etat Condense, IRAMIS, CEA-Saclay, 91190 Gif sur Yvette, France

  • Olivier Parlavecchio

    Service de Physique de l'Etat Condense, IRAMIS, CEA-Saclay, 91190 Gif sur Yvette, France

  • Philippe Joyez

    Service de Physique de l'Etat Condense, IRAMIS, CEA-Saclay, 91190 Gif sur Yvette, France

  • Patrice Roche

    Service de Physique de l'Etat Condense, IRAMIS, CEA-Saclay, 91190 Gif sur Yvette, France, CEA/Saclay

  • Daniel Esteve

    Service de Physique de l'Etat Condense, IRAMIS, CEA-Saclay, 91190 Gif sur Yvette, France, CEA-Saclay

  • Fabien Portier

    Service de Physique de l'Etat Condense, IRAMIS, CEA-Saclay, 91190 Gif sur Yvette, France, CEA/Saclay