Thursday, July 26, 2012

1207.5903 (Alejandro Manjavacas et al.)

Temporal Quantum Control with Graphene    [PDF]

Alejandro Manjavacas, Sukosin Thongrattanasiri, Darrick E. Chang, F. Javier García de Abajo
We introduce a novel strategy for controlling the temporal evolution of a quantum system at the nanoscale. Our method relies on the use of graphene plasmons, which can be electrically tuned in frequency by external gates. Quantum emitters (e.g., quantum dots) placed in the vicinity of a graphene nanostructure are subject to the strong interaction with the plasmons of this material, thus undergoing time variations in their mutual interaction and quantum evolution that are dictated by the externally applied gating voltages. This scheme opens a new path towards the realization of quantum-optics devices in the robust solid-state environment of graphene.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1207.5903

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