Resonant Tunneling Controlled by Laser and Constant Electric Fields

• Authors: J. Kamiński , E. Saczuk
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

We develop the concept of scattering matrix and we use it to perform stable numerical calculations of resonant tunneling of electrons through a multiple potential barrier in a semiconductor heterostructure. Electrons move in two external nonperturbative electric fields: constant and oscillating in time. We apply our algorithm for different strengths and spatial configurations of the fields.

Keywords

EN

03.65.Xp; 72.20.Dp; 73.40.Gk

Discipline

• 03.65.Xp: Tunneling, traversal time, quantum Zeno dynamics
• 72.20.Dp: General theory, scattering mechanisms
• 73.40.Gk: Tunneling(for tunneling in quantum Hall effects, see 73.43.Jn)

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 122
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 53-62

Dates

published

2012-07

received

2011-12-31

Contributors

author

J. Kamiński

• Institute of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Hoża 69, 00-681 Warszawa, Poland

author

E. Saczuk

• Institute of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Hoża 69, 00-681 Warszawa, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.122.53