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arXiv:1104.3026 · Physical Review Letters

Optical Stark Effect and Dressed Exciton States in a Mn-Doped CdTe Quantum Dot

Claire Le Gall, A. Brunetti, H. Boukari, Lucien Besombes

Published Jul 25, 2011• 60 citations
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Abstract

We report on the observation of spin-dependent optically dressed states and the optical Stark effect on an individual Mn spin in a semiconductor quantum dot. The vacuum-to-exciton or the exciton-to-biexciton transitions in a Mn-doped quantum dot are optically dressed by a strong laser field, and the resulting spectral signature is measured in photoluminescence. We demonstrate that the energy of any spin state of a Mn atom can be independently tuned by using the optical Stark effect induced by a control laser. High resolution spectroscopy reveals a power-, polarization-, and detuning-dependent Autler-Townes splitting of each optical transition of the Mn-doped quantum dot. This experiment demonstrates an optical resonant control of the exciton-Mn system.

DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.107.057401

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