Optical manipulation of domains in chiral topological superconductors
Tao Yu, Martin Claassen, Dante M. Kennes, Michael A. Sentef
Abstract
The authors investigate the requirements for optical enhancement of chiral superconductivity. They study conditions for writing, erasing, and moving domains hosting chiral Majorana modes at their boundaries and propose optically programmable quantum logic gates.
Topics & Concepts
SupercurrentSuperconductivityMAJORANAPhysicsTopology (electrical circuits)Coupling (piping)Chirality (physics)Ultrashort pulseCondensed matter physicsQuantum mechanicsLaserChiral anomalyFermionMaterials scienceMathematicsNambu–Jona-Lasinio modelMetallurgyCombinatoricsJosephson effectTopological Materials and PhenomenaQuantum and electron transport phenomenaPhysics of Superconductivity and Magnetism