Normal Bloch oscillations and Super Bloch oscillations are closely connected. In general, Bloch oscillations are a consequence of the periodic structure of the lattice potential and the existence of a maximum value of the Bloch wave vector k max . A constant force F 0 results in the acceleration of the particle until the edge of the first Brillouin zone is reached. The following sudden change in velocity from + ℏ ℏ k max / m to − − ℏ ℏ k max / m can be interpreted as a Bragg scattering of the particle by the lattice potential. As a result, the velocity of the particle never exceeds | ℏ ℏ k max / m | but oscillates in a saw-tooth like manner with a corresponding periodic oscillation in position space. Surprisingly, despite the constant acceleration the particle does not translate, but just moves over very few lattice sites.