Impact of bulk-edge coupling on observation of anyonic braiding statistics in quantum Hall interferometers.

Quantum Hall interferometers have been used to probe fractional charge and statistics of quasiparticles. We present measurements of a small Fabry-Perot interferometer in which the electrostatic coupling constants which affect interferometer behavior can be determined experimentally. Near the center of the ν = 1/3 state this device exhibits Aharonov-Bohm interference interrupted by a few discrete phase jumps, and Φ 0 oscillations at higher and lower magnetic fields, consistent with theoretical predictions for detection of anyonic statistics. We estimate the electrostatic parameters K I and K IL by two methods: using the ratio of oscillation periods in compressible versus incompressible regions, and from finite-bias conductance measurements. We find that the extracted K I and K IL can account for the deviation of the phase jumps from the theoretical anyonic phase θ a  = 2π/3. At integer states, we find that K I and K IL can account for the Aharonov-Bohm and Coulomb-dominated behavior of different edge states.