dorsal/arxiv
View SchemaA spin-coherent semiconductor photo-detector for quantum communication
| Authors | Rutger Vrijen, Eli Yablonovitch |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0004078 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0004078 |
| DOI | 10.1016/S1386-9477(00)00296-4 |
Abstract
We describe how quantum information may be transferred from photon polarization to electron spin in a semiconductor device. The transfer of quantum information relies on selection rules for optical transitions, such that two superposed photon polarizations excite two superposed spin states. Entanglement of the electron spin state with the spin state of the remaining hole is prevented by using a single, non-degenerate initial valence band. The degeneracy of the valence band is lifted by the combination of strain and a static magnetic field. We give a detailed description of a semiconductor structure that transfers photon polarization to electron spin coherently, and allows electron spins to be stored and to be made available for quantum information processing.
{
"annotation_id": "88517455-9566-4a56-b6be-91c9ba1c1d66",
"date_created": "2026-03-02T18:01:38.497000Z",
"date_modified": "2026-03-02T18:01:38.497000Z",
"file_hash": "51a717eace1d8b39ca64bcdc1695f72e6d83d708ed7ec7a10c3ef83a86c7a587",
"private": false,
"record": {
"abstract": "We describe how quantum information may be transferred from photon\npolarization to electron spin in a semiconductor device. The transfer of\nquantum information relies on selection rules for optical transitions, such\nthat two superposed photon polarizations excite two superposed spin states.\nEntanglement of the electron spin state with the spin state of the remaining\nhole is prevented by using a single, non-degenerate initial valence band. The\ndegeneracy of the valence band is lifted by the combination of strain and a\nstatic magnetic field. We give a detailed description of a semiconductor\nstructure that transfers photon polarization to electron spin coherently, and\nallows electron spins to be stored and to be made available for quantum\ninformation processing.",
"arxiv_id": "quant-ph/0004078",
"authors": [
"Rutger Vrijen",
"Eli Yablonovitch"
],
"categories": [
"quant-ph"
],
"doi": "10.1016/S1386-9477(00)00296-4",
"title": "A spin-coherent semiconductor photo-detector for quantum communication",
"url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0004078"
},
"schema_id": "dorsal/arxiv",
"source": {
"execution_id": "2eb28a70-c421-46ab-9d68-2bffd25b0ce6",
"id": "arXiv Dataset IDs",
"type": "Model",
"variant": "snapshot-2026-03-01",
"version": "0.1.0"
},
"user_id": 1000002
}