Absorption of Cnoidal Electromagnetic Waves by Superlattice
Electrons in the Process of Impurity Ionization

D. V. Zav’yalov, S. V. Kryuchkov, and N. E. Meshcheryakova

Volgograd State Pedagogical University, Volgograd, 400131 Russia

e-mail: sed@fizmat.vspu.ru

Received March 20, 2003

Abstract—Absorption of cnoidal electromagnetic waves, which are the most general periodic solution to the
sine-Gordon equation, by electrons of a one-dimensional quantum semiconductor superlattice in the process of
impurity ionization is studied in terms of the semiclassical approximation. The dependence of the absorption
coefficient on the electric field of an electromagnetic wave is found to be nonmonotone with a pronounced peak.
© 2004 MAIK “Nauka/Interperiodica”.


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