title: Zitterbewegung of electronic wave packets in III-V zinc-blende semiconductor quantum wells.
abstract: We study the zitterbewegung of electronic wave packets in III-V zinc-blende semiconductor quantum wells due to spin-orbit coupling. Our results suggest a direct experimental proof of this fundamental effect, confirming a long-standing theoretical prediction. For electron motion in a harmonic quantum wire, we numerically and analytically find a resonance condition maximizing the zitterbewegung.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schliemann
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Loss
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Westervelt