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Dissipative dynamics in coupled quantum dots: control of tunneling and electromagnetically induced transparency

Halyne Silva Borges, L. Sanz, Augusto M. Alcalde, Marilia Junqueira Caldas, Nélson Studart

Published Jan 1, 2010• 0 citations
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Abstract

We study the dissipative dynamics of two asymmetric quantum dots, coupled by tunneling, in the presence of a laser coherent radiation. By solving the Liouville‐Von Neumman‐Lindblad equation associated with the three‐level model Hamiltonian, we analyze the effect of spontaneous emission as a decoherence channel. We discuss several aspects of the system, such as, population dynamics, the effect of the detuning and the appearing of electromagnetically induced transparency controlled by tunneling. Our results show that the efficiency of tunneling coupling, and consequent population of indirect excitonic state, can be controlled by tuning external physical parameters. We also show that, for certain choices of those parameters, the indirect excitonic state is robust against spontaneous emission. Finally, we determine the frequency range of applied pulse where the transparency induced by tunneling appears and the dependency of this range on the value of tunneling coupling parameter.

DOI
10.1063/1.3295459

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