Title :
Lifetime measurements of group V donor Rydberg states in silicon at THz frequencies
Author :
Lynch, Stephen A. ; Greenland, P. Thornton ; Vinh, Nguyen Q. ; Litvinenko, Konstantin ; Redlich, Britta ; van der Meer, Lex ; Warner, Marc ; Stoneham, A. Marshall ; Aeppli, Gabriel ; Pidgeon, Carl R. ; Murdin, Ben N.
Author_Institution :
London Centre for Nanotechnol., Univ. Coll. London, London
Abstract :
We have measured the T1 lifetimes of Rydberg states of phosphorus and arsenic in silicon at THz frequencies using the FELIX pulsed free electron laser. Our results show the dominant decoherence mechanism is lifetime broadening.
Keywords :
Rydberg states; arsenic; atom-photon collisions; free electron lasers; high-speed optical techniques; phosphorus; silicon; FELIX pulsed free electron laser; Rydberg states; Si; decoherence; lifetime broadening; lifetime measurements; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Free electron lasers; Frequency; Lifetime estimation; Optical control; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pulse measurements; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2008 5th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cardiff, Wales
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1769-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1768-1
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2008.4638084
