• DocumentCode
    2886216
  • Title

    Internal and external polarization memory loss in single quantum dots

  • Author

    Wang, Q.Q. ; Muller, A. ; Cheng, M.T. ; Zhou, H.J. ; Bianucci, P. ; Shih, C.K.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Wuhan Univ., Wuhan
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We study exciton spin relaxation in single semiconductor quantum dots using non-linear resonant optical control. Experiments reveal two distinct channels for spin relaxation, external and internal, ruling out universal freezing of exciton spin relaxation.
  • Keywords
    excitons; optical control; semiconductor quantum dots; exciton spin relaxation; external polarization memory loss; internal polarization memory loss; non-linear resonant optical control; single semiconductor quantum dots; Excitons; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser transitions; Numerical simulation; Physics; Polarization; Quantum dots; Resonance; Stationary state; (160.6000) Materials, Semiconductors; (300.6470) Spectroscopy, Semiconductors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4629129
  • Filename
    4629129