Nanoresonator Enhancement of Majorana-Fermion-Induced Slow Light in Superconducting Iron Chains

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Journal Micromachines (Basel)

Publisher MDPI

Date 2021 Dec 24

PMID 34945284

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Authors

Huajun Chen

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Abstract

We theoretically investigate Fano resonance in the absorption spectrum of a quantum dot (QD) based on a hybrid QD-nanomechanical resonator (QD-NR) system mediated by Majorana fermions (MFs) in superconducting iron (Fe) chains. The absorption spectra exhibit a series of asymmetric Fano line shapes, which are accompanied by the rapid normal phase dispersion and induce the optical propagation properties such as the slow light effect under suitable parametric regimes. The results indicated that the slow light induced by MFs can be obtained under different coupling regimes and different detuning regimes. Moreover, we also investigated the role of the NR, and the NR behaving as a phonon cavity enhances the slow light effect.

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