Excited state quantum couplings and optical switching of an artificial molecule
| Autor: | Martin Bichler, E. C. Clark, Markus Betz, Kai Müller, Gerhard Abstreiter, Hubert J. Krenner, V. Jovanov, G. Reithmaier, Jonathan J. Finley |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Quantum optics
Physics Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Condensed matter physics Exciton Cavity quantum electrodynamics FOS: Physical sciences Physics::Optics Condensed Matter::Mesoscopic Systems and Quantum Hall Effect Condensed Matter Physics Laser Molecular physics Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials law.invention Quantum biology Quantum dot laser Quantum dot law Excited state Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall) ddc:530 |
| Zdroj: | Physical Review B. 84 |
| ISSN: | 1550-235X 1098-0121 |
| Popis: | We optically probe the spectrum of ground and excited state transitions of an individual, electrically tunable self-assembled quantum dot molecule. Photocurrent absorption measurements show that the spatially direct neutral exciton transitions in the upper and lower dots are energetically separated by only ~2 meV. Excited state transitions ~8-16 meV to higher energy exhibit pronounced anticrossings as the electric field is tuned due to the formation of hybridized electron states. We show that the observed excited state transitions occur between these hybridized electronic states and different hole states in the upper dot. By simultaneously pumping two different excited states with two laser fields we demonstrate a strong (88% on-off contrast) laser induced switching of the optical response. The results represent an electrically tunable, discrete coupled quantum system with a conditional optical response. |
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