Phase-sensitive bichromatic photoresistance in a two-dimensional electron gas

Abstract

We have studied microwave photoresistance in a two-dimensional electron system subject to two radiation fields (frequencies ${\omega }_1$ and ${\omega }_2$) using quantum kinetic equation. We have found that when ${\omega }_2/{\omega }_1=1+2/N$, where $N$ is an integer, and both waves have the same polarization, the displacement mechanism gives rise to a new, phase-sensitive photoresistance. This photoresistance oscillates with the magnetic field and can be a good fraction of the total photoresistance under typical experimental conditions. The inelastic mechanism, on the other hand, gives zero phase-sensitive photoresistance if the radiation fields are circularly polarized.

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