Microwave graphs analogs for the voltage drop in three-terminal devices with orthogonal, unitary and symplectic symmetry

Abstract

Transmission measurements through three-port microwave graphs are performed in a symmetric setting, in analogy to three-terminal voltage drop devices with orthogonal, unitary, and symplectic symmetry. The terminal used as a probe is symmetrically located between two chaotic graphs, each graph is connected to one port, the input and the output, respectively. The analysis of the experimental data exhibit the weak localization and antilocalization phenomena in a clear fashion. We find a good agreement with theoretical predictions, provided that the effect of dissipation and imperfect coupling to the ports are taken into account.