Title :
Magneto-optical Kerr effect tomography of an electron spin state in a semiconductor quantum dot
Author :
Rikitake, Yoshiaki ; Imamura, Hiroshi ; Kosaka, Hideo
Author_Institution :
Sendai Nat. Coll. of Technol., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
We propose an magneto-optical Kerr effect tomography(MOKET) of an electron spin state in a semiconductor quantum dot. This method can measure the quantum spin coherence between spin up and down states.
Keywords :
Kerr magneto-optical effect; electron spin; magnetic moments; semiconductor quantum dots; electron spin state; magneto-optical Kerr effect tomography; semiconductor quantum dots; Electron optics; Kerr effect; Magnetooptic effects; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Probes; Quantum dots; Tomography; (270.1670) Coherent optical effects; (270.5570) Quantum detectors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8