Manipulating exciton fine structure in quantum dots with a lateral electric field

B. D. Gerardot, S. Seidl, P. A. Dalgarno, R. J. Warburton, D. Granados, J. M. Garcia, K. Kowalik, O. Krebs, K. Karrai, A. Badolato, P. M. Petroff

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Abstract

The fine structure of the neutral exciton in a single self-assembled InGaAs quantum dot is investigated under the effect of a lateral electric field. Stark shifts up to 1.5 meV, an increase in linewidth, and a decrease in photoluminescence intensity were observed due to the electric field. The authors show that the lateral electric field strongly affects the exciton fine-structure splitting due to active manipulation of the single particle wave functions. Remarkably, the splitting can be tuned over large values and through zero. © 2007 American Institute of Physics.

Original languageEnglish
Article number041101
Pages (from-to)-
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume90
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 Jan 2007

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