Angular momentum transfer from photon polarization to an electron spin in a gate-defined quantum dot

Takafumi Fujita; Kazuhiro Morimoto; Haruki Kiyama; Giles Allison; Marcus Larsson; Arne Ludwig; Sascha R. Valentin; Andreas D. Wieck; Akira Oiwa; Seigo Tarucha

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-10939-x

Nature Communications (Jul 2019)

Angular momentum transfer from photon polarization to an electron spin in a gate-defined quantum dot

Takafumi Fujita,
Kazuhiro Morimoto,
Haruki Kiyama,
Giles Allison,
Marcus Larsson,
Arne Ludwig,
Sascha R. Valentin,
Andreas D. Wieck,
Akira Oiwa,
Seigo Tarucha

Affiliations

Takafumi Fujita: Department of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo
Kazuhiro Morimoto: Department of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo
Haruki Kiyama: Department of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo
Giles Allison: Department of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo
Marcus Larsson: Department of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo
Arne Ludwig: Lehrstuhl für Angewandte Festkörperphysik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Sascha R. Valentin: Lehrstuhl für Angewandte Festkörperphysik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Andreas D. Wieck: Lehrstuhl für Angewandte Festkörperphysik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Akira Oiwa: The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University
Seigo Tarucha: Department of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10939-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Gate-defined quantum dots offer a way to engineer electrically controllable quantum systems with potential for information processing. Here, the authors transfer angular momentum from the polarization of a single photon to the spin of a single electron in a gate-defined double quantum dot.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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