Optical detection of single-electron spin decoherence in a quantum dot

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 20, 2004, Pages

  Gywat, Oliver ^a   Engel, Hans Andreas ^a   Loss, Daniel ^a   Epstein, R J ^b   Mendoza, F M ^b   Awschalom, D D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; ELECTRON; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; LASER; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OPTICS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; POLARIZATION; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 42749103914     PISSN: 01631829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.69.205303     Document Type: Article

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