Optical Signatures of Coupled Quantum Dots

Abstract

An asymmetric pair of coupled InAs quantum dots is tuned into resonance by applying an electric field so that a single hole forms a coherent molecular wave function. The optical spectrum shows a rich pattern of level anticrossings and crossings that can be understood as a superposition of charge and spin configurations of the two dots. Coulomb interactions shift the molecular resonance of the optically excited state (charged exciton) with respect to the ground state (single charge), enabling light-induced coupling of the quantum dots. This result demonstrates the possibility of optically coupling quantum dots for application in quantum information processing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 03, 2006
Accession Number
ADA593656

Entities

People

  • Allan S. Bracker
  • D. Gammon
  • E. A. Stinaff
  • I. V. Ponomarev
  • M. F. Doty
  • M. Scheibner
  • Morgan E Ware
  • Thomas L. Reinecke
  • V. L. Korenev

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Crystal Growth
  • Crystals
  • Electric Fields
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Energy Levels
  • High Pressure
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Laser Pulses
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Optical Signatures
  • Quantum Dots
  • Quantum Information
  • Quantum Information Science
  • Transitions
  • Wave Functions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Science - Quantum Dots