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arXiv:1012.0740 · Physical Review Letters

Observation of Non-Markovian Dynamics of a Single Quantum Dot in a Micropillar Cavity

Kristian Høeg Madsen, Serkan Ateş, Toke Lund-Hansen, Andreas Löffler, Stephan Reitzenstein, A. Forchel, Peter Lodahl

Published Jun 6, 2011• 147 citations
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Abstract

We measure the detuning-dependent dynamics of a quasiresonantly excited single quantum dot coupled to a micropillar cavity. The system is modeled with the dissipative Jaynes-Cummings model where all experimental parameters are determined by explicit measurements. We observe non-Markovian dynamics when the quantum dot is tuned into resonance with the cavity leading to a nonexponential decay in time. Excellent agreement between experiment and theory is observed with no free parameters providing the first quantitative description of an all-solid-state cavity QED system based on quantum dot emitters.

DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.106.233601

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