Complete quantum control of a single quantum dot spin using ultrafast optical pulses

Nature

Volumn 456, Issue 7219, 2008, Pages 218-221

  Press, David ^a   Ladd, Thaddeus D ^a,b   Zhang, Bingyang ^a   Yamamoto, Yoshihisa ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATICS   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUANTUM DOT;

ELECTRON; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OPTICAL METHOD; OSCILLATION; QUANTUM MECHANICS; ROTATION;

ARTICLE; CONTROL SYSTEM; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; OPTICAL ROTATION; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; TIME;

EID: 56249098912     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature07530     Document Type: Article

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