Wannier–Stark resonances in optical and semiconductor superlattices

• Published in: Physics reports Vol. 366; no. 3; pp. 103 - 182
• Main Authors: Glück, Markus, R. Kolovsky, Andrey, Korsch, Hans Jürgen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.08.2002
• Subjects: Optical lattices; Quantum chaos; Resonance statistics; Semiconductor superlattices; Wannier–Stark resonances; Optical lattices; 03.65.−w; Resonance statistics; Semiconductor superlattices; 73.20.Dx; Quantum chaos; 05.45.+b; 32.80.Pj; Wannier–Stark resonances

In this work, we discuss the resonance states of a quantum particle in a periodic potential plus a static force. Originally, this problem was formulated for a crystal electron subject to a static electric field and it is nowadays known as the Wannier–Stark problem. We describe a novel approach to th...