1. Institute of Physics, University of Leoben, A-8700, Leoben, Austria 2. Department of Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA 3. Department of Electrical Engineering, University at Buffalo, NY, USA
Abstract:
Simulations of open dot arrays are performed where the electron motion is considered in a harmonic potential and in a static magnetic field. Results concern electron trajectories and Poincaré sections from the classical calculation. The analysis of the Poincaré sections reveals a strong influence of the length of the constriction on the chaotic regions in phase space. Density probabilities from the quantum mechanical calculation show a significant correspondence to classically calculated trajectories.