Non-linear Doppler shift of the plasmon resonance in a grating-coupled drifting 2DEG

R. E. Tyson, R. J. Stuart, H. P. Hughes, J. E. F. Frost, D. A. Ritchie, G. A. C. Jones, C. Shearwood

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Abstract

Plasmon resonances of a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) in the far infrared region have been evaluated. This study was done to observe the effects of laterally drifting the 2DEG, that is giving the electrons a net velocity in the plane of the charge sheet. A simple description of the effects of drifting is in terms of a Doppler shift in the plasmon frequency. These effects are studied both through experiments and computations. Using the scattering matrix method to model electromagnetic response of stratified systems including gratings and 2DEG's, it includes a full electromagnetic field calculation which takes into account the screening effects of the grating. Calculation of the plasmon frequency as a function of drift velocity will show that there is a splitting at zero drift velocity caused by periodic grating gate screening and that the plasmon frequency shift is not linear with the drift velocity. However, the calculated plasmon frequencies of the 2DEG with a grating coupler do approach the linear Doppler shift at sufficiently high drift velocities.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
EditorsJames R. Birch, Terence J. Parker
Place of PublicationU. S. A.
PublisherSPIE
Pages312-313
Number of pages2
ISBN (Print)0819413925
Publication statusPublished - 1993
EventProceedings of the 18th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves - Colchester, Engl
Duration: 6 Sept 199310 Sept 1993

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume2104
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceProceedings of the 18th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves
CityColchester, Engl
Period6/09/9310/09/93

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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