title: Optical properties of nonequilibrium low-dimensional systems
abstract: The optical properties of low-dimensional carrier systems ("quantum wire" type) driven away from equilibrium are studied. The frequency and wave-vector-dependent dielectric function of a quasi-one-dimensional electron system under the action of an exciting external pumping source is derived. The optical responses of the system are obtained in terms of its nonequilibrium thermodynamic state, the latter characterized resorting to a nonequilibrium statistical ensemble formalism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, City University of New York, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA.
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Vasconcellos
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Mesquita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Luzzi