Open this publication in new window or tab >>2008 (English)In: Physical Review B. Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, ISSN 1098-0121, E-ISSN 1550-235X, Vol. 77, no 11, article id 115306Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The Sagnac effect is an important phase coherent effect in optical and atom interferometers where rotations of the interferometer with respect to an inertial reference frame result in a shift in the interference pattern proportional to the rotation rate. Here, we analyze the Sagnac effect in a mesoscopic semiconductor electron interferometer. We include in our analysis the Rashba spin-orbit interactions in the ring. Our results indicate that spin-orbit interactions increase the rotation-induced phase shift. We discuss the potential experimental observability of the Sagnac phase shift in such mesoscopic systems.
National Category
Condensed Matter Physics
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:du-11205 (URN)10.1103/PhysRevB.77.115306 (DOI)000254542800102 ()
2012-11-072012-11-072017-12-07Bibliographically approved