Resonant tunneling phenomena in ultrasmall Josephson junctions - II. radiative transition vs successive tunneling

Noriyuki Hatakenaka*, Susumu Kurihara

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Abstract

Resonant tunneling of a macroscopic variable excites a system in a Josephson potential. Two types of quantum processes, a radiative transition to the local ground state and a successive tunneling to the next potential well, can occur and complete in this excited state. Competition between these processes is discussed. It is shown that the radiative transition dominates in a large junction-capacitance region. Crossover from this process to successive tunneling occurs with decreasing capacitance.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)131-134
Number of pages4
JournalSolid State Communications
Volume68
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1988
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Materials Science(all)
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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