ELECTRON FOCUSING IN 2-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS BY MEANS OF AN ELECTROSTATIC LENS

被引:130
作者
SPECTOR, J
STORMER, HL
BALDWIN, KW
PFEIFFER, LN
WEST, KW
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[1] AT and T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill
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10.1063/1.102538
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We introduce an electrostatic lens for ballistic electrons in two-dimensional (2D) systems and demonstrate its focusing action in very high mobility GaAs-(AlGa)As heterostructures. This is the first refractive element for the control of 2D electrons. It exemplifies the close analogy between ballistic propagation in 2D electron systems and traditional geometrical optics.
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