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Light drag via electron tunneling and incoherent pumping in semiconductor three-level InAs/GaAs double quantum dot molecules

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We theoretically investigate the lateral and rotary light-drag in semiconductor three-level InAs/GaAs double quantum dot molecules. No coherent laser fields are used and the coherence is created by interdot electron tunneling. The effect of interdot electron tunneling on lateral and rotary light-drag is discussed. Moreover, it is shown that applying an incoherent pumping field to the probe transition changes the subluminal to superluminal condition. It is observed that the light polarization state drags opposite and along with the medium motion in superluminal and subluminal propagating regions, respectively.

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    Ali Hamrah Gharamaleki, Amir Kevin & Mohammad Ali Tavakoli Ghazi Jahani

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Ali Hamrah Gharamaleki initiated the project and supervised it. Amir Kevin and Mohammad Ali Tavakoli Ghazi Jahani performed the numerical simulations and analytic calculations. All authors discussed the results and contributed to the final manuscript.

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Gharamaleki, A.H., Kevin, A. & Tavakoli Ghazi Jahani, M.A. Light drag via electron tunneling and incoherent pumping in semiconductor three-level InAs/GaAs double quantum dot molecules. Eur. Phys. J. D 73, 257 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2019-100460-5

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