Dependence of the light-hole-heavy-hole splitting on layer thickness and substrate orientation in GaAs-(GaAl)As single-quantum wells

Nondestructive Optical Measurements of a Single Electron Spin in a Quantum Dot

Kerr rotation measurements on a single electron spin confined in a charge-tunable semiconductor quantum dot demonstrate a means to directly probe the spin off-resonance, thus minimally disturbing the system. Energy-resolved magneto-optical spectra reveal information about the optically oriented spin polarization and the transverse spin lifetime of the electron as a function of the charging of the dot. These results represent progress toward the manipulation and coupling of single spins and photons for quantum information processing.