Free induction decay of a superposition stored in a quantum dot

Details Free induction decay of a superposition stored in a quantum dot Free induction decay of a superposition stored in a quantum dot

2012-03-27

arxiv.org/abs/1203.5908v1

Phys. Rev. B 84, 195401 (2011)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.84.195401

We study the free evolution of a superposition initialized with high fidelity in the neutral-exciton state of a quantum dot. Readout of the state at later times is achieved by polarized photon detection, averaged over a large number of cycles. By controlling the fine-structure splitting (FSS) of the dot with a dc electric field, we show a reduction in the degree of polarization of the signal when the splitting is minimized. In analogy with the "free induction decay" observed in nuclear magnetic resonance, we attribute this to hyperfine interactions with nuclei in the semiconductor. We numerically model this effect and find good agreement with experimental studies. Our findings have implications for storage of superpositions in solid-state systems and for entangled photon pair emission protocols that require a small value of the FSS.

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