Enhancement of spin coherence using Q-factor engineering in semiconductor microdisc lasers

Nature Materials

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 261-264

  Ghosh, S ^a   Wang, W H ^b   Mendoza, F M ^a   Myers, R C ^a   Li, X ^b   Samarth, N ^b   Gossard, A C ^a   Awschalom, D D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FARADAY EFFECT; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL PUMPING; PHOTONS; QUANTUM THEORY; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; STIMULATED EMISSION;

EXCITONIC COHERENCE; MICRODISC LASER; SPIN COHERENCE;

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES;

QUANTUM DOT;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; ELECTRON; ENGINEERING; LASER; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTON; SEMICONDUCTOR; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; ELECTRONS; ENGINEERING; LASERS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTONS; QUANTUM DOTS; SEMICONDUCTORS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33645648397     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat1587     Document Type: Article

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