Momentum Jumps in Quasi-2D Ballistic Systems

It is shown that the depopulation of magnetoelectric subbands of ballistic electrons in quasi-2D systems, due to an increased magnetic field parallel to the 2D electron gas plane, produces a momentum jump of the ballistic electrons in a direction transverse to the magnetic field. The present technological achievements allow the observation of this new phenomenon, which can be used to implement qubit states or electron switches