Fano Interference in Microwave Resonator Measurements

Autor: Rieger, D., Günzler, S., Spiecker, M., Nambisan, A., Wernsdorfer, W., Pop, I. M.
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Phys. Rev. Applied 20, 014059 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevApplied.20.014059
Popis: Resonator measurements are a simple but powerful tool to characterize a material's microwave response. The losses of a resonant mode are quantified by its internal quality factor $Q_\mathrm{i}$, which can be extracted from the scattering coefficient in a microwave reflection or transmission measurement. Here we show that a systematic error on $Q_\mathrm{i}$ arises from Fano interference of the signal with a background path. Limited knowledge of the interfering paths in a given setup translates into a range of uncertainty for $Q_\mathrm{i}$, which increases with the coupling coefficient. We experimentally illustrate the relevance of Fano interference in typical microwave resonator measurements and the associated pitfalls encountered in extracting $Q_\mathrm{i}$. On the other hand, we also show how to characterize and utilize the Fano interference to eliminate the systematic error.
Databáze: arXiv