Optical detection of single-electron spin decoherence in a quantum dot

Oliver Gywat; Hans Andreas Engel; Daniel Loss; R. J. Epstein; F. M. Mendoza; D. D. Awschalom

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.69.205303

Optical detection of single-electron spin decoherence in a quantum dot

Oliver Gywat^*
, Hans Andreas Engel
, Daniel Loss
, R. J. Epstein
, F. M. Mendoza
, D. D. Awschalom

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We propose a method based on optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) to measure the decoherence time T₂ of a single electron spin in a semiconductor quantum dot. The electron spin resonance (ESR) of a single excess electron on a quantum dot is probed by circularly polarized laser excitation. Due to Pauli blocking, optical excitation is only possible for one of the electron-spin states. The photoluminescence is modulated due to the ESR which enables the measurement of electron-spin decoherence. We study different possible schemes for such an ODMR setup.

Original language	English
Article number	205303
Pages (from-to)	205303-1-205303-5
Journal	Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume	69
Issue number	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.69.205303
State	Published - May 2004
Externally published	Yes

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Condensed Matter Physics

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