Detection of Bloch oscillations in a semiconductor superlattice by time-resolved terahertz spectroscopy and degenerate four-wave mixing

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Contributors

  • Christian Waschke - , RWTH Aachen University (Author)
  • Patrick Leisching - , RWTH Aachen University (Author)
  • Peter Haring Bolivar - , RWTH Aachen University (Author)
  • Ralf Schwedler - , RWTH Aachen University (Author)
  • Frank Brüggemann - , RWTH Aachen University (Author)
  • Hartmut G. Roskos - , RWTH Aachen University (Author)
  • Karl Leo - , RWTH Aachen University (Author)
  • Heinrich Kurz - , RWTH Aachen University (Author)
  • Klaus Köhler - , Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics (Author)

Abstract

We have studied the spatial dynamics of coherently excited wave packets of charge carriers in a semiconductor superlattice structure by both time-resolved THz spectroscopy and degenerate four-wave mixing. In the Wannier-Stark bias regime, we observe electron Bloch oscillations with a frequency that depends linearly on the electric bias field and can be tuned between a few hundred GHz and 5 THz. © 1994.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1321-1326
Number of pages6
JournalSolid-State Electronics
Volume37
Issue number4-6
Publication statusPublished - 1994
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

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Scopus 0028409949
Mendeley 59cd7d45-8bc1-30af-9175-e271d3d812d8

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