Fundamental intrinsic lifetimes in semiconductor self-assembled quantum dots
arXiv:1712.09062 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevApplied.10.044009
Abstract
The self-assembled quantum dots (QDs) provide an ideal platform for realization of quantum information technology because it provides on demand single photons, entangled photon pairs from biexciton cascade pro- cess, single spin qubits, and so on. The fine structure splitting (FSS) of exciton is a fundamental property of QDs for thees applications. From the symmetry point of view, since the two bright exciton states belong to two different representations for QDs with C2v symmetry, they should not only have different energies, but also have different lifetimes, which is termed exciton lifetime asymmetry. In contrast to extensively studied FSS, the investigation of the exciton lifetime asymmetry is still missed in literature. In this work, we carried out the first investigation of the exciton lifetime asymmetry in self-assembled QDs and presented a theory to deduce lifetime asymmetry indirectly from measurable qualities of QDs. We further revealed that intrinsic lifetimes and their asymmetry are fundamental quantities of QDs, which determine the bound of the extrinsic lifetime asymmetries, polarization angles, FSSs, and their evolution under uniaxial external forces. Our findings provide an important basis to deeply understanding properties of QDs.
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