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Frontiers in Optics

Optical Control of Electron and Nuclear States

Duncan G. Steel

Published Jan 1, 2014• 0 citations
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Abstract

Data shows that coherent optical interactions can control both the electronic and nuclear spin states in single and coupled quantum dots to. Measurements report on various quantum parameters associated with these states and their interaction.
DOI
10.1364/ls.2014.ltu1i.3

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