Spectral shadows of a single GaAs quantum dot

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Main Authors: Hühn, Kai, Klar, Lena, Ding, Fei, Ludwig, Arne, Wieck, Andreas D., Hübner, Jens, Oestreich, Michael
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author Hühn, Kai
Klar, Lena
Ding, Fei
Ludwig, Arne
Wieck, Andreas D.
Hübner, Jens
Oestreich, Michael
author_facet Hühn, Kai
Klar, Lena
Ding, Fei
Ludwig, Arne
Wieck, Andreas D.
Hübner, Jens
Oestreich, Michael
contents Semiconductor quantum dots are a promising platform for generating single and entangled photons.Still, their use is limited even in the most advanced structures by changes in the charge state of the quantum dot and its environment. Here, we present detailed time-resolved resonance fluorescence measurements on a single charge-tunable GaAs quantum dot, shedding new light on the spectral shadows invoked by the complex impurity environment. Detuning-dependent measurements reveal the existence of multiple Stark-shifted resonances, which are associated with rare spectral jumps smaller than the homogeneous linewidth and, therefore, typically concealed in the measurement noise. We observe similar environmentally induced Stark shifts for both the neutral exciton and negatively charged trion transitions, while the positively and doubly negatively charged trions exhibit significant differences. Our investigation quantifies the underlying impurity charge dynamics over a range from well below milliseconds to seconds, revealing that the hole occupation of the positively charged trion transition is constrained by rapid hole loss and slow hole recapture dynamics. Utilizing a second non-resonant laser, we increase the hole occupancy by over an order of magnitude and identify both a prolonged hole residence time and an enhanced hole tunneling rate into the quantum dot. These findings are supported by complementary spin noise spectroscopy measurements, which offer a significantly higher bandwidth compared to the time-resolved resonance fluorescence measurements.
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spellingShingle Spectral shadows of a single GaAs quantum dot
Hühn, Kai
Klar, Lena
Ding, Fei
Ludwig, Arne
Wieck, Andreas D.
Hübner, Jens
Oestreich, Michael
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Semiconductor quantum dots are a promising platform for generating single and entangled photons.Still, their use is limited even in the most advanced structures by changes in the charge state of the quantum dot and its environment. Here, we present detailed time-resolved resonance fluorescence measurements on a single charge-tunable GaAs quantum dot, shedding new light on the spectral shadows invoked by the complex impurity environment. Detuning-dependent measurements reveal the existence of multiple Stark-shifted resonances, which are associated with rare spectral jumps smaller than the homogeneous linewidth and, therefore, typically concealed in the measurement noise. We observe similar environmentally induced Stark shifts for both the neutral exciton and negatively charged trion transitions, while the positively and doubly negatively charged trions exhibit significant differences. Our investigation quantifies the underlying impurity charge dynamics over a range from well below milliseconds to seconds, revealing that the hole occupation of the positively charged trion transition is constrained by rapid hole loss and slow hole recapture dynamics. Utilizing a second non-resonant laser, we increase the hole occupancy by over an order of magnitude and identify both a prolonged hole residence time and an enhanced hole tunneling rate into the quantum dot. These findings are supported by complementary spin noise spectroscopy measurements, which offer a significantly higher bandwidth compared to the time-resolved resonance fluorescence measurements.
title Spectral shadows of a single GaAs quantum dot
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.20290