Optically detected coherent spin dynamics of a single electron in a quantum dot

Nature Physics

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 770-773

  Mikkelsen, M H ^a   Berezovsky, J ^a   Stoltz, N G ^a   Coldren, L A ^a   Awschalom, D D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; ELECTROSPINNING; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; NANOCRYSTALS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; QUANTUM OPTICS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SPIN POLARIZATION;

COHERENT SPIN DYNAMICS; EXPONENTIAL DECAYS; NON-DESTRUCTIVE TECHNIQUE; OPTICAL MEASUREMENT; QUANTUM-INFORMATION PROCESSING; SINGLE ELECTRON SPIN; TIME RESOLUTION; ZEEMAN-SPLIT SUBLEVELS;

SPIN DYNAMICS;

EID: 35748958057     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys736     Document Type: Article

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