Single electrons in quantum dots can be disturbed by the apparatus used to measure them. The disturbance can be mediated by incoherent phonons — literally, noise. Engineering acoustic interference could negate these deleterious effects and bring quantum dots closer to becoming a robust quantum technology.
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Ladd, T. Listening with quantum dots. Nature Phys 8, 511–512 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys2354
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