Nature 23 October 2013

Minimal-excitation states for electron quantum optics using levitons

Nature 502, 659-663 (31 October 2013)

J. Dubois, T. Jullien, F. Portier, P. Poche, A. Camanna, Y. Jin, W. Wegscheider, P. Roulleau & D.C. Glattli

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News & Views: Quantum physics: Single electrons pop out of the Fermi sea

The ability to control individual electrons in an electronic conductor would pave the way for novel quantum technologies. Single electrons emerging from a sea of their fellows in a nanoscale electrode can now be generated. See Letter p.659