We study the two-qubit controlled-not gate operating on qubits encoded in the spin state of a pair of electrons in a double quantum dot. We assume that the electrons can tunnel between the two quantum dots encoding a single qubit, while tunneling between the quantum dots that belong to different qubits is forbidden. Therefore, the two qubits interact exclusively through the direct Coulomb repul...

We review progress on the spintronics proposal for quantum computing where the quantum bits (qubits) are implemented with electron spins. We calculate the exchange interaction of coupled quantum dots and present experiments, where the exchange coupling is measured via transport. Then, experiments on single spins on dots are described, where long spin relaxation times, on the order of a millisec...

Quantum dots laser diodes using the dots-in-a-well (DWELL) structure (InAs dots in an InGaAs quantum wells) have exhibited significant recent progress. With a single InAs dot layer in Inoi5Gao.8sAs quantum well, threshold current densities are as low as 26 A cm2 at 1 .25 xm. Quantum dot laser threshold current densities are now lower than any other reported semiconductor laser. In this work, th...

The photoexcitation energy transfer is found and investigated in complexes of CdSe/ZnS cationic quantum dots and chlorin e6 molecules formed by covalent bonding and electrostatic interaction in aqueous solution and in porous track membranes. The quantum dots and chlorin e6 molecules form stable complexes that exhibit Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) from quantum dots to chlorin e6 regar...

Depending on their applications, quantum dots need to be tailored in terms of their structure and properties. Chemists from Warsaw have shown that quantum dots obtained by their novel method can be successfully functionalized with modern click chemistry. This achievement is of interest not only due to the numerous potential applications, but also because in hitherto experiments copper compounds...

The absorption cross section of colloidal quantum dots in close-packed monolayers shows a 4 (CdSe) to 5-fold (PbS) enhancement compared to quantum dots in a dilute dispersion. Quantitative agreement is demonstrated between the value and the size dependence of the enhancement and theoretical model predictions based on dipolar coupling between neighboring quantum dots. This collective optical beh...

We present an optical study of two closely stacked self-assembled InAs/GaAs quantum dots. The energy spectrum and correlations between photons subsequently emitted from a single pair provide not only clear evidence of coupling between the quantum dots but also insight into the coupling mechanism. Our results are in agreement with recent theories predicting that tunneling is largely suppressed b...

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