Weak Values from Displacement Currents in Multiterminal Electron Devices

作者:Marian D; Zanghi N; Oriols X*
来源:Physical Review Letters, 2016, 116(11): 110404.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.110404

摘要

Weak values allow the measurement of observables associated with noncommuting operators. Up to now, position-momentum weak values have been mainly developed for (relativistic) photons. In this Letter, a proposal for the measurement of such weak values in typical electronic devices is presented. Inspired by the Ramo-Shockley-Pellegrini theorem that provides a relation between current and electron velocity, it is shown that the displacement current measured in multiterminal configurations can provide either a weak measurement of the momentum or strong measurement of position. This proposal opens new opportunities for fundamental and applied physics with state-of-the-art electronic technology. As an example, a setup for the measurement of the Bohmian velocity of (nonrelativistic) electrons is presented and tested with numerical experiments.

  • 出版日期2016-3-18