Title :
Conversion of photon spin to electron spin for quantum repetition
Author :
Szkopek, Thomas ; Rao, Deepak Sethu ; Robinson, Hans D. ; Yablonovitch, Eli ; Jiang, Hong-Wen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA
Abstract :
Coherent spin transfer from photons to electrons is a key process in semiconductor quantum repeaters. We discuss experimental progress towards this goal, including the capture, detection and storage of single photoelectrons in GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; optical fibre communication; optical repeaters; photodetectors; quantum cryptography; GaAs-AlGaAs; GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures; coherent spin transfer; electron spin; photoelectrons; photon spin; quantum repetition; semiconductor quantum repeaters; Electrodes; Electron optics; Electrostatics; Gallium arsenide; Magnetic materials; Optical sensors; Photodetectors; Physics; Quantum dots; Repeaters;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2006 Digest of the
Conference_Location :
Quebec City, Que.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0090-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2006.1693990
