Title :
Theory proposal of electron spin rotation in a quantum dot
Author :
Economou, Sophia ; Sham, L.J. ; Wu, Yanwen ; Steel, D.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Abstract :
We propose an optical scheme to probabilistically initialize and rotate the electron spin in a quantum dot using charged exciton states. Our proposal makes use of the properties of the sech pulses for two-level systems.
Keywords :
electron spin polarisation; excitons; high-speed optical techniques; semiconductor quantum dots; charged exciton states; electron spin rotation; quantum dot; sech pulses; two-level systems; Electron optics; Excitons; Optical pulse shaping; Polarization; Proposals; Quantum dot lasers; Quantum dots; Quantum mechanics; Spectroscopy; Trions; (270.1670) Coherent optical effects; (300.6240) Coherent transient spectroscopy; (300.6470) Semiconductor Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4629024
