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Reiter, Doris ; Kuhn, Tilmann ; Axt, Vollrath Martin:
All-Optical Spin Manipulation of a Single Manganese Atom in a Quantum Dot.
In: Physical Review Letters.
Bd. 102
(2009)
Heft 17
.
- 177403.
ISSN 1079-7114
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.177403
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Abstract
For a CdTe quantum dot doped with a single Mn atom we analyze the dynamics of the Mn spin when the dot is excited by ultrashort laser pulses. Because of the exchange interaction with the Mn atom, electron and hole spins can flip and induce a change of the Mn spin. Including both heavy and light-hole excitons and using suitable pulse sequences, angular momentum can be transferred from the light to the Mn system while the exciton system returns to its ground state. We show that by a series of ultrashort laser pulses the Mn spin can be selectively driven into each of its six possible orientations on a picosecond timescale. By applying a magnetic field the total switching time and the required number of pulses can be strongly reduced.