International Journal of Modern Physics B
Fractional Shapiro Steps and Superstructure in Revivals of Supercurrent in Mesoscopic Josephson Junction
Jian Zou, Bin Shao, Xiusan Xing
Abstract
Dynamic behavior of supercurrent in mesoscopic Josephson junction interacting with even coherent state (CS) and odd CS of nonclassical microwave with frequency ω1 and classical radiation with frequency ω2 is investigated. It is shown that the supercurrent through the junction has a dc component only for all rational values of ω1/ω2 (fractional Shapiro steps). It is also shown that the dynamic behavior of the supercurrent exhibits collapse and revival phenomenon and the revivals are dominated by the periodical superstructure. Dynamic behavior of supercurrent fluctuation is also studied and it is found that generally when the fluctuation is large, the supercurrent exhibits collapses and when the fluctuation is small, the supercurrent exhibits revivals.