Spins in optically active quantum dots: concepts and methods

The topic of spins in quantum dots has been receiving rapidly increasing attention. Recently, several major achievements have been reported, such as initialization and readout of single spins by optical means. These breakthroughs open the way for the implementation of fast optical schemes for quantum information processing that operate on single spins. Single spins serve as 'static' qubits (e.g., as a quantum memory), while photons are used to manipulate or to couple the spins. The realization of such schemes is currently on the agenda of several research groups world wide. On the more fundamental side, the experimental study of localized single spins with an essentially 'engineerable' environment of other spins might also lead to more profound insights into the suitable theoretical modelling of the 'central spin' problem. The basic knowledge that is necessary to work in the field of spins in optically active quantum dotsnowadays still needs to be collected from various sources, which is a time consuming and inefficient task. An up-to-date introduction to the field that provides an overview of current experimental techniques, basic theoretical concepts, and sample fabrication methods is still missing in the literature. The proposed book is to fill this gap and to provide the essential basic knowledge that is necessary for young researchers to start working in the field.

• ISBN: 978-3-527-40806-1
• Editorial: Wiley-VCH
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 219
• Fecha Publicación: 16/12/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés