Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2005-09-03
Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 027402 (2006)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
5 pages, 3 figures; a reference added
Scientific paper
We report circular-to-linear and linear-to-circular conversion of optical polarization by semiconductor quantum dots. The polarization conversion occurs under continuous wave excitation in absence of any magnetic field. The effect originates from quantum interference of linearly and circularly polarized photon states, induced by the natural anisotropic shape of the self assembled dots. The behavior can be qualitatively explained in terms of a pseudospin formalism.
Astakhov Georgy V.
Brunner Karl
Kiessling T.
Mahapatra Swapna
Molenkamp Laurens W.
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