Title :
Robust optical inversion of the excitonic population of InGaAs quantum dots via adiabatic rapid passage
Author :
Brereton, P. ; Wu, Yanwen ; Piper, I.M. ; Ediger, M. ; Schmidgall, E.R. ; Phillips, R.T. ; Eastham, P.R. ; Hugues, M. ; Hopkinson, M.
Author_Institution :
Cavendish Lab., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Abstract :
We show population inversion in a semiconductor quantum dot with a chirped optical pulse via adiabatic rapid passage. This method is insensitive to variations in the dipole coupling and provides a new tool for preparing ensembles of quantum states.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; dipole coupling; excitons; semiconductor quantum dots; InGaAs; adiabatic rapid passage; dipole coupling; excitonic population; quantum states; robust optical inversion; semiconductor quantum dots; Chirp; Indium gallium arsenide; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Oscillators; Photoconductivity; Quantum dots;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
