Noise feedback in an electronic circuit

Abstract

Electronic circuits combine components with intrinsic current/voltage characteristics assumed independent of the circuit. This breaks down for nanostructures at ultralow temperature, a phenomenon usually believed to be of quantum nature. We report similar phenomena at room temperature in an avalanche diode, whose characteristics strongly depend on the value of a resistor connected in series with itself. We present a theory linking transport and noise to explain our experimental results. The key ingredient is the feedback of the noise of the component on itself.