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NANOSYSTEMS: PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, MATHEMATICS, 2019, 10 (4), P. 415-419
On formal asymptotic expansion of resonance for quantum waveguide with perforated semitransparent barrier
A. M. Vorobiev, A. S. Bagmutov, A. I. Popov
ITMO University, Kronverkskiy, 49, Staint Petersburg, 197101, Russia lenden31@yandex.ru, bagmutov94@mail.ru, popov239@gmail.com
DOI 10.17586/2220-8054-2019-10-4-415-419
A quantum waveguide with a semitransparent barrier, placed across it, is considered. It is assumed that the barrier has a small window. This local perturbation of the waveguide causes the appearance of resonance states localized near the barrier with the window. The asymptotics (in small parameter - the window width) of the resonances (quasi-bound states) is obtained. The procedure of construction of full formal asymptotic expansion is described. The first two terms of the asymptotic expansion are obtained explicitly. These terms describe the shift of the resonance from the threshold and the life time of the corresponding resonance state.
Keywords: quantum waveguide, resonance, asymptotics, scattering.
Received: 15 January 2019
Revised: 17 June 2019
1. Introduction
Problems concerning the small coupling window became interesting for mathematicians and theoretical physicists after Rayleigh's work in 1916 [1]. He considered the Helmholtz resonator and calculated the real part of the smallest quasi-eigenfrequency. Actually, it was not very significant result because calculating the imaginary part of quasi-eigenfrequencies and functions is a key point in such problems. For the first time, the imaginary part was calculated by Morse and Feshbach [2] using the Rayleigh method in 1960. They found a simple algebraic equation, which made it possible to approximately describe both components of this frequency - real and imaginary.
Related problems were widely studied in the second half of the 20-th century in connection with the development of nanotechnology and are quite popular currently. Now, these problems concern asymptotic analysis, resonances and resonance states. Such problems are characterized by a large number of different factors. The first factor is the system itself, which can contain different units like Helmholtz resonator, quantum waveguides, angles and so on. Of course we can consider systems with combination of such units; this may be system of two connected resonators [3], single resonator opened to space [4], pair of waveguides with common boundary [5] or even system of waveguides with resonators [6].
There are several other geometric factors characterizing such systems: shape of the resonator (it can be ideal square, circle or just some domain) [7], amount of dimensions (we can consider both two-dimensional and three-dimensional problems or even something else) [8], the window position (this can be significant, as a window on the side of square resonator and window right on its angle is quite different) [9] and the number of windows [10]. There are also works related to eigenstates and resonances induced by coupling window between waveguides [11-13].
One more fundamental factor is type of boundary conditions. Actually, we consider the Helmholtz equation in most parts of problems, so we need to set up boundary conditions. Standard options are Dirichlet and Neumann conditions, but there are cases when more complicated conditions are considered. Borisov and Gadylshin studied changing conditions in the process of the problem [14] (see also another approach in [15]). This point is also important for the subject of this work, because we will consider semitransparent boundary with specific condition on it, depending on transparency parameter. Thus, this wide class of similar problems is very popular for mathematicians all over the world [16-19]. The last introductory word brings us to the subject of this work - the transparency of the barriers is one not so popular, but more important factor . A system of two waveguides with common semitransparent wall was studied by Exner and Kreicirik in [20].
d/2
Q
0
» xl
-d/2
Fig. 1. The geometry of the system
2. Asymptotics construction
We will consider similar system, but with semitransparent barrier placed across the waveguide. Let us set introductory formulas. a-transparency parameter. a = 0 means no barrier, a = to - nontransparent barrier. Boundary conditions on the both waveguide walls are those of Dirichlet. But for barrier, there are specific conditions:
The second condition characterizes the "jump" of the derivative on the barrier, a is a real constant. The conditions of such type appear if one considers singular potential supported on hypersurface. These potentials have been intensively investigated during last two decades (see, e.g., [21-25]).
The window size is 2e, which is placed at the center of the barrier. For the corresponding unperturbed system (i.e., without coupling window), one can perform a separation of variables. Eigenvalues and orthonormal eigenfunctions for Laplacian (i.e. the second derivative) in the waveguide cross-section are as follows:
These eigenvalues play the role of the thresholds for the corresponding branches of the continuous spectrum for the waveguide Hamiltonian. The lower bound of the continuous spectrum of the Dirichlet Laplacian is greater than zero. We seek the main terms of the asymptotic expansion of a quasieigenvalues close to the first threshold:
It's not the only possible expansion, but it's convenient for this case. Asymptotic series for the corresponding eigenfunctions are the following:
(1)
(2)
OO
[(j-1)/2]
j= 1 ¿=0
(4)
Here, £o is natural unit of length, for example d, St is the circle of radius t with the center at the center of the window,
vji e W^cCn- u
P1 (d. , i ) = <1? £,
n. is normal to barrier in y,
■t-1 [(q-1)/2] ( )
M d., m = g g #^m ¿j Dm-q+i, m > 2, j D2j d2j
D2j+1 - _ -
The first thing we're going to calculate is Green's function for such system. Green's function for standard planar quantum waveguide is well known [26] and is written as:
k) = y • • e-p„-|x1-y1|.
Here, x1 and y1 are coordinates on waveguide axis, ^ are orthonormal eigenfunctions for non-perturbed case, pn = \/An - k2 and for n =1 it is exactly the left part of the asymptotic expansion given before.
Let's consider our case, where waveguide is placed as in the Figure, x0 is the abscissa of the barrier, and two arguments of Green's function are x and y. One can write down Green's function with some coefficients considering three subdomains:
n( M ^ ^n(x2) • ^n(y2) ,, n
G(x,y,k) = -^- • 0(x1,y1,k),
where
2p„
e-pn (xi-yi), y1 <x1,
4>(xi, yi, k) = <( bn • e-pn (xi-yi) + cn • epn (xi-yi), x0 < x1 < y1;
• epn (xi-yi), Coefficients are calculated using conditions (1):
X1 < xo.
-Pn-(xi -yi)
bn • e-pn(xi-yi)
xi=.i
+ cn • epn (xi-yi)
xi=.i
xi=.i
Pn(xi-yi)
pn«n • e
bn • e-pn (xi-yi)
+ Pnbn • e-pn (xi-yi)
xi=.i + cn • epn (xi-yi)
xi=.i
pncn • e
xi=.i
. ePn (xi-yi)
xi=.i
xi=.i
xi=.i
-Pnbn • e-pn (xi-yi) + p„c„ • epn (xi-yi)
xi=.i
-p„ dn • epn (xi-yi)
xi=yi
an bn +
pn(bn an cn) 1 b„- + c„7 = d„7,
Y
„ 2c„p„ = d„(a + 2p„)
bn =
• dn • epn (xi-yi)
xi=.i
xi=.i
«Y2 — a — 2pn 2p„(a + 2pn) ' aY 2
2pn (a + 2pn) ' 2pn '
d„
a + 2p„ '
where y = ePn (x0 yi) . Let's notice that for no-barrier case (a = 0) we will obtain coefficients which satisfy conventional formulas:
an cn dn 7» , bn
2pn
The derivative of Green's function is used in (3) and (5), thus we need the following representation:
D.G±(x, 0, k) = 1 sin sin ^^D. (^(x1, y1, k)) d d d
where (x, k) has no singularity at x = 0.
.i = .o
-k2
1/2
+ (x, k) In--+ g±(x, k)
£o
a„ • e
n
1
a
n
n
Boundary problems for coefficients j can be obtained by the following manner. Let's consider asymptotic series of t2 based on (2):
T. =
^^Apq£P lnq -, (6)
p q
where coefficients Apq are polynomials of j which can be easily calculated. Then, one can substitute (4) and (6) into
x
the Helmholtz equation, change variables £ = - and match terms of corresponding orders in the both series. Hence,
e
one obtains the following equation:
j-3 [p/2] 1
?2\
Aj = - Y^ Y Apqvj-p-2,i-q, £ € R2\ri
(7)
p=0 q=0 V 7
Vji = 0, £ G ri,
where
ri = {£|£i =0 A £2 G (-to; -1] u [1; +to)}. Let us define operator Kpq for sums S(x, e) like (3) and (5) by the following method: if S(x, e) has coefficient ^(£) for ep 1nq — in asymptotic expansion, then Kpq(S) = Also let's define Kp = Kpq.
eo T
Taking into account Green's function derivative representation, we can use a procedure analogous to that in [27] and [28] and obtain:
^ \ V \dJ " "1_ v-'-'--' 1 d2~10 d
lim (/(l)2—k2PiG+(x, 0,*)) =0, \l(n)2 - T| • PiG+(x, 0, re=
= £"1c10)K^ ^T20 e2 + T30e3 + T40e4 + T41-4 ln -- + • ln p + g(x, 0,te)^ =
- 1 ( i) x 1 t ( i) - 1 -2
= e c1 0 • T20--2 = £1 • c1 0 • T20 • n p .
np2
Lemma. There exist harmonic functions Yq(£) which have the following differentiate asymptotics in p ^ to:
- E p-'' (a+j cos j0 + b+j s'n j0), £1 > 0;
j=1
TO
pq(a0 cos q0 + b0 sin q0) + E p-(a-.,- cos j0 + b- sin j0), £1 < 0.
j=1
To match terms from (8), we can choose v10 as follows:
Yq =
TO
vio(£) = cl^E (a+j cos j0 + b+j sin j0). (8)
c«^ p-j (a + j=i
Now, we can equate coefficients of p-1 cos 0 in (8) and (9) to obtain t20
£1 • c10) • T20 • n 1p 2 = p cos 0 • c10) • T20 • n 1p 2 = p 1 cos 0 • c10) • T20 • n 1 ^
T2o • n 1 = a+1 ^ T20 = n • a+1.
3. Conclusion
The suggested procedure can be continued to obtain terms of the asymptotic expansion of any order. The results concerning the real part of the resonance, give one an estimation of the shift of resonance with respect to the threshold. As for the last formula for t20 , it shows the imaginary part of the resonance which corresponds to the decay rate for the resonance state, i.e. to the lifetime of the quasi-bound state. These results can be useful for the description of "quantum waveguide - quantum dot - quantum waveguide" systems. One can find such systems in different nanotechnology-based applications.
Acknowledgment
This work was partially financially supported by the Government of the Russian Federation (grant 08-08), by grant 16-11-10330 of Russian Science Foundation.
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