V. Ryzhii et al., Phenomenological theory of electric-field domains induced by infrared radiation in multiple quantum well structures, PHYS REV B, 62(11), 2000, pp. 7268-7274
We review the occurrence of periodic or near periodic electric-field domain
s stimulated by bound-to-continuum transitions under the influence of infra
red radiation in multiple uncoupled quantum wells. The conditions of format
ion of such domains and their stability are studied theoretically using the
proposed phenomenological model.