“…In recent years, this method uncovered several insights to the physics of SCW, for example, the uncommon case of traprecharging waves ͑TRW͒ with a linear dispersion law, 9 the interaction of SCW with magnetic fields, 10,11 and the effects of optical interband excitation. 12 However, these studies were affected by the following systematic limitations: ͑i͒ the oscillating pattern has no distinctive direction of motion, i.e., the sign of the charge carriers participating in SCW formation cannot be determined.…”