Fine structure and optical pumping of spins in individual semiconductor quantum dots

Semiconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Bracker, Allan S ^a   Gammon, Daniel ^a   Korenev, Vladimir L ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGED EXCITONS; FINE STRUCTURES; GROUND-STATE ELECTRONS; NUCLEAR SPINS; OPTICAL SELECTION RULES; OPTICAL SPECTRA; QUANTUM DOT; QUANTUM DOT SPINS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPIN PROPERTIES; SPIN RELAXATION; SPIN-PUMPING;

LIGHT; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PUMPS; SPIN DYNAMICS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 67649520209     PISSN: 02681242     EISSN: 13616641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/23/11/114004     Document Type: Article

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