Title :
Plasma polaritron instability in semiconductor superlattice
Author :
Bulgakov, A.A. ; Shramkova, O.V.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Radiophys. & Electron., Acad. of Sci., Kharkov, Ukraine
Abstract :
The conditions of instability of plasma polaritons in infinite structures, which were derived by a periodic recurrence of two alternating semiconductor layers, was considered. It was assumed that carrier drift takes place. The conditions for the appearance of the instability and its increments of growth were derived.
Keywords :
carrier mobility; drift instability; inhomogeneous media; periodic structures; plasma drift waves; polaritons; semiconductor superlattices; alternating semiconductor layer periodic recurrence; carrier drift; drift wave interactions; infinite periodic structures; instability growth increments; layered periodic media; semiconductor superlattice plasma polaritron instability; Geometrical optics; IEEE catalog; Maxwell equations; Optical materials; Optical superlattices; Optimized production technology; Organizing; Periodic structures; Plasma waves; Semiconductor superlattices;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Telecommunication Technology, 2002. CriMiCo 2002. 12th International Conference
Print_ISBN :
966-7968-12-X
DOI :
10.1109/CRMICO.2002.1137303