Quantum control of polaron states in semiconductor quantum dots

Abstract

We study phonon-assisted dephasing in optically excited semiconductor quantum dots within the frameworks of the independent Boson model and optimal control. Using a realistic description for the quantum dot states and the phonon coupling, we demonstrate that such dephasing has a drastic impact on the coherent optical response. We employ optimal control theory to search for control strategies that allow to fight decoherence, and show that appropriate tailoring of laser pulses allows a complete control of the optical excitation despite the phonon dephasing.

20 pages, 5 figures

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• Phonon-assisted decoherence in the production of polarization-entangled photons in a single semiconductor quantum dot