Coherent manipulation of electronic States in a double quantum dot

Phys Rev Lett. 2003 Nov 28;91(22):226804. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.226804. Epub 2003 Nov 26.

Abstract

We investigate coherent time evolution of charge states (pseudospin qubit) in a semiconductor double quantum dot. This fully tunable qubit is manipulated with a high-speed voltage pulse that controls the energy and decoherence of the system. Coherent oscillations of the qubit are observed for several combinations of many-body ground and excited states of the quantum dots. Possible decoherence mechanisms in the present device are also discussed.