Mesoscopic Fano effect in a quantum dot embedded in an Aharonov-Bohm ring

Abstract

The Fano effect, which occurs through the quantum-mechanical cooperation between resonance and interference, can be observed in electron transport through a hybrid system of a quantum dot and an Aharonov-Bohm ring. While a clear correlation appears between the height of the Coulomb peak and the real asymmetric parameter q for the corresponding Fano line shape, we need to introduce a complex q to describe the variation of the line shape by the magnetic and electrostatic fields. The present analysis demonstrates that the Fano effect with complex asymmetric parameters provides a good probe to detect a quantum-mechanical phase of traversing electrons.