• DocumentCode
    547034
  • Title

    Optical lattices for electrons in semiconductors

  • Author

    Piermarocchi, Carlo ; Moore, Michael G. ; Schuetz, Martin J A

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We theoretically investigate the trapping of electrons in a semiconductor using counter-propagating laser beams. The presence of trion resonances leads to efficient electron trapping. Comparison to atoms and feasibility of the scheme are discussed.
  • Keywords
    electron traps; laser materials processing; optical lattices; radiation pressure; semiconductor quantum wells; trions; counter-propagating laser beams; efficient electron trapping; optical lattices; semiconductors; trion resonances; Atom optics; Charge carrier processes; Electric potential; Electron optics; Laser beams; Optical saturation; Trions;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5951379