Observation of spin-dependent quantum jumps via quantum dot resonance fluorescence

Nature

Volumn 467, Issue 7313, 2010, Pages 297-300

  Vamivakas, A N ^a   Lu, C Y ^a,b   Matthiesen, C ^a   Zhao, Y ^a,c   Falt S ^d   Badolato, A ^e   Atature M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d Sol Voltaics AB   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUANTUM DOT;

ELECTRON; FLUORESCENCE; QUANTUM MECHANICS; REAL TIME; RESONANCE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MOLECULE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OPTICAL DENSITY; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY; SPIN LABELING; STEADY STATE;

EID: 77956930774     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature09359     Document Type: Article

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