Resonant tunneling diodes in semiconductor microcavities: modeling polaritonic features in the THz displacement current
arXiv:2204.14202 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.106.205306
Abstract
We develop in this work a simple qualitative quantum electron transport model, in the strong light-matter coupling regime under dipole approximation, able to capture polaritonic signatures in the time-dependent electrical current. The effect of the quantized electromagnetic field in the displacement current of a resonant tunneling diode inside an optical cavity is analyzed. The original peaks of the bare electron transmission coefficient split into two new peaks due to the resonant electron-photon interaction, leading to coherent Rabi oscillations among the polaritonic states that are developed in the system in the strong coupling regime. This mimics known effects predicted by a Jaynes-Cummings model in closed systems, and shows how a full quantum treatment of electrons and electromagnetic fields may open interesting paths for engineering new THz electron devices. The computational burden involved in the multi-time measurements of THz currents is tackled by invoking a Bohmian description of the light-matter interaction. We also show that the traditional static transmission coefficient used to characterize DC quantum electron devices has to be substituted by a new displacement current coefficient in high-frequency AC scenarios.
26 pages, 8 figures
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