Magnetoresistivity Modulated Response in Bichromatic Microwave Irradiated Two Dimensional Electron Systems

Jesus Inarrea, Gloria Platero

Published 2006-09-12Version 1

We analyze the effect of bichromatic microwave irradiation on the magnetoresistivity of a two dimensional electron system. We follow the model of microwave driven Larmor orbits in a regime where two different microwave lights with different frequencies are illuminating the sample ($w_{1}$ and $w_{2}$). Our calculated results demonstrate that now the electronic orbit centers are driven by the superposition of two harmonic oscillatory movements with the frequencies of the microwave sources. As a result the magnetoresisitivity response presents modulated pulses in the amplitude with a frequency of $\frac{w_{1}-w_{2}}{2}$, whereas the main response oscillates with $\frac{w_{1}+w_{2}}{2}$.