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  • Quantum Information Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Optoelectronics

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  • Coherent spin-photon interfaces are crucial for quantum technologies like entanglement distribution.
  • Self-assembled GaAs quantum dots emit coherent photons but suffer from rapid spin decoherence due to nuclear spin noise.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To overcome the spin decoherence limitation in GaAs quantum dots.
  • To enhance the coherence time of electron spins for improved spin-photon interface performance.

Main Methods:

  • Implementation of an all-optical nuclear-spin cooling scheme on a GaAs quantum dot.
  • Investigation of the hyperfine interaction, including a non-collinear term.

Main Results:

  • Achieved a 156-fold increase in electron-spin coherence time, from 3.9 ns to 0.608 μs.
  • Demonstrated the presence of a non-collinear hyperfine interaction term in GaAs quantum dots under low strain conditions.

Conclusions:

  • Optically cooling nuclear spins effectively suppresses decoherence in GaAs quantum dots.
  • GaAs quantum dots with enhanced spin coherence show promise as fast and reliable spin-photon interfaces for quantum applications.