Drag current in a quantum superlattice during propagation of a high-intensity bichromatic electromagnetic wave

Abstract

We study the effect of electron drag in a semiconductor superlattice during intraband absorption of a biharmonic electromagnetic wave in a process accompanied by the emission (absorption) of a phonon. The problem has been solved in the second order of perturbation theory. The effective interaction Hamiltonian method makes it possible to take into account the multiphoton nature of the electromagnetic wave absorption. With increasing field, the current increases and attains a peak value, after which it decreases in an oscillatory manner due to the ionization stabilization effect.