Spin-resolved purcell effect in a quantum dot microcavity system

  • Qijun Ren
  • , Jian Lu*
  • , H. H. Tan
  • , Shan Wu
  • , Liaoxin Sun
  • , Weihang Zhou
  • , Wei Xie
  • , Zheng Sun
  • , Yongyuan Zhu
  • , C. Jagadish
  • , S. C. Shen
  • , Zhanghai Chen
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We demonstrate the spin selective coupling of the exciton state with cavity mode in a single quantum dot (QD)-micropillar cavity system. By tuning an external magnetic field, each spin polarized exciton state can be selectively coupled with the cavity mode due to the Zeeman effect. A significant enhancement of spontaneous emission rate of each spin state is achieved, giving rise to a tunable circular polarization degree from -90% to 93%. A four-level rate equation model is developed, and it agrees well with our experimental data. In addition, the coupling between photon mode and each exciton spin state is also achieved by varying temperature, demonstrating the full manipulation over the spin states in the QD-cavity system. Our results pave the way for the realization of future quantum light sources and the quantum information processing applications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3455-3459
Number of pages5
JournalNano Letters
Volume12
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 Jul 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Purcell effect
  • Quantum dots
  • cavity quantum electrodynamics
  • photonic structures
  • spin polarization

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