Theory of relaxation for spontaneous emission of Bloch oscillation radiation

A theory for the spontaneous emission (SE) of radiation for a Bloch electron
 traversing a single energy miniband of a superlattice (SL) in a cavity while undergoing
 scattering is presented. The Bloch electron is accelerated under the influence of
 superimposed constant exte...

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Published in:Semiconductor Physics Quantum Electronics & Optoelectronics
Date:2014
Main Authors: Sokolov, V.N., Iafrate, G.J.
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Published: Інститут фізики напівпровідників імені В.Є. Лашкарьова НАН України 2014
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 of Bloch oscillation radiation / V.N. Sokolov, G.J. Iafrate // Semiconductor Physics Quantum Electronics & Optoelectronics. — 2014. — Т. 17, № 2. — С. 109-129. — Бібліогр.: 52 назв. — англ.

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 of Bloch oscillation radiation / V.N. Sokolov, G.J. Iafrate // Semiconductor Physics Quantum Electronics & Optoelectronics. — 2014. — Т. 17, № 2. — С. 109-129. — Бібліогр.: 52 назв. — англ.
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description A theory for the spontaneous emission (SE) of radiation for a Bloch electron
 traversing a single energy miniband of a superlattice (SL) in a cavity while undergoing
 scattering is presented. The Bloch electron is accelerated under the influence of
 superimposed constant external and internal inhomogeneous electric fields while
 radiating into a microcavity. The constant external electric field strength is chosen so that
 the emitted radiation lies in the terahertz spectral range. The quantum dynamics for the
 inhomogeneous field correction is obtained from a Wigner–Weisskopf-like long-time,
 time-dependent perturbation theory analysis based on the instantaneous eigenstates of the
 electric field-dependent Bloch Hamiltonian. It is shown that SE for the cavity-enhanced
 Bloch electron probability amplitude becomes damped and frequency shifted due to the
 perturbing inhomogeneity. The developed general quantum approach is applied to the
 case of elastic electron scattering due to SL interface roughness (SLIR). In the analysis,
 the interface roughness effects are separated into contributions from independent planar
 and cross-correlated neighboring planar interfaces; it is estimated that the crosscorrelated
 contribution to the SE relaxation rate is relatively small compared to the
 independent planar contribution. When analyzing the total emission power, it is shown
 that the degradation effects from SLIR can be more than compensated for by the
 enhancements derived from microcavity-based confinement tuning.
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2014
Theory of relaxation for spontaneous emission
 of Bloch oscillation radiation / V.N. Sokolov, G.J. Iafrate // Semiconductor Physics Quantum Electronics & Optoelectronics. — 2014. — Т. 17, № 2. — С. 109-129. — Бібліогр.: 52 назв. — англ.
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https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/118233
A theory for the spontaneous emission (SE) of radiation for a Bloch electron
 traversing a single energy miniband of a superlattice (SL) in a cavity while undergoing
 scattering is presented. The Bloch electron is accelerated under the influence of
 superimposed constant external and internal inhomogeneous electric fields while
 radiating into a microcavity. The constant external electric field strength is chosen so that
 the emitted radiation lies in the terahertz spectral range. The quantum dynamics for the
 inhomogeneous field correction is obtained from a Wigner–Weisskopf-like long-time,
 time-dependent perturbation theory analysis based on the instantaneous eigenstates of the
 electric field-dependent Bloch Hamiltonian. It is shown that SE for the cavity-enhanced
 Bloch electron probability amplitude becomes damped and frequency shifted due to the
 perturbing inhomogeneity. The developed general quantum approach is applied to the
 case of elastic electron scattering due to SL interface roughness (SLIR). In the analysis,
 the interface roughness effects are separated into contributions from independent planar
 and cross-correlated neighboring planar interfaces; it is estimated that the crosscorrelated
 contribution to the SE relaxation rate is relatively small compared to the
 independent planar contribution. When analyzing the total emission power, it is shown
 that the degradation effects from SLIR can be more than compensated for by the
 enhancements derived from microcavity-based confinement tuning.
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Інститут фізики напівпровідників імені В.Є. Лашкарьова НАН України
Semiconductor Physics Quantum Electronics & Optoelectronics
Theory of relaxation for spontaneous emission of Bloch oscillation radiation
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Iafrate, G.J.
title Theory of relaxation for spontaneous emission of Bloch oscillation radiation
title_full Theory of relaxation for spontaneous emission of Bloch oscillation radiation
title_fullStr Theory of relaxation for spontaneous emission of Bloch oscillation radiation
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title_sort theory of relaxation for spontaneous emission of bloch oscillation radiation
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