A review of the coherent optical control of the exciton and spin states of semiconductor quantum dots

AJ Ramsay - Semiconductor Science and Technology, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
The spin of a carrier trapped in a self-assembled quantum dot has the potential to be a
robust optically active qubit that is compatible with existing III–V semiconductor device …

On-demand semiconductor single-photon source with near-unity indistinguishability

YM He, Y He, YJ Wei, D Wu, M Atatüre… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Single-photon sources based on semiconductor quantum dots offer distinct advantages for
quantum information, including a scalable solid-state platform, ultrabrightness and …

The role of phonons for exciton and biexciton generation in an optically driven quantum dot

DE Reiter, T Kuhn, M Glässl… - Journal of Physics …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
For many applications of semiconductor quantum dots in quantum technology, well-
controlled state preparation of the quantum dot states is mandatory. Since quantum dots are …

Resonance fluorescence from a coherently driven semiconductor quantum dot in a cavity

A Muller, EB Flagg, P Bianucci, XY Wang, DG Deppe… - Physical Review Letters, 2007 - APS
We show that resonance fluorescence, ie, the resonant emission of a coherently driven two-
level system, can be realized with a semiconductor quantum dot. The dot is embedded in a …

Damping of Exciton Rabi Rotations by Acoustic Phonons in Optically Excited Quantum Dots<?format ?>

AJ Ramsay, AV Gopal, EM Gauger, A Nazir, BW Lovett… - Physical review …, 2010 - APS
We report experimental evidence identifying acoustic phonons as the principal source of the
excitation-induced-dephasing (EID) responsible for the intensity damping of quantum dot …

Phonon-Induced Rabi-Frequency Renormalization of Optically Driven Single Quantum Dots

AJ Ramsay, TM Godden, SJ Boyle, EM Gauger… - Physical review …, 2010 - APS
We study optically driven Rabi rotations of a quantum dot exciton transition between 5 and
50 K, and for pulse areas of up to 14 π. In a high driving field regime, the decay of the Rabi …

Deterministic photon pairs and coherent optical control of a single quantum dot

H Jayakumar, A Predojević, T Huber, T Kauten… - Physical review …, 2013 - APS
The strong confinement of semiconductor excitons in a quantum dot gives rise to atomlike
behavior. The full benefit of such a structure is best observed in resonant excitation where …

Two-photon Rabi oscillations in a single quantum dot

S Stufler, P Machnikowski, P Ester, M Bichler… - Physical Review B …, 2006 - APS
We report on Rabi oscillations of the biexciton in a single In x Ga 1− x As∕ Ga As quantum
dot, induced via a coherent two-photon process. In contrast to single-exciton Rabi …

Quantum dot Rabi rotations beyond the weak exciton–phonon coupling regime

DPS McCutcheon, A Nazir - New Journal of Physics, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
We study the excitonic dynamics of a driven quantum dot under the influence of a phonon
environment, going beyond the weak exciton–phonon coupling approximation. By …

On-demand generation of indistinguishable photons in the telecom C-band using quantum dot devices

DA Vajner, P Holewa, E Zięba-Ostój, M Wasiluk… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) enable the generation of single and entangled photons,
which are useful for various applications in photonic quantum technologies. Specifically for …