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Polariton Local States in Periodic Bragg Multiple Quantum Well Structures
We analytically study optical properties of several types of defects in Bragg
multiple quantum well structures. We show that a single defect leads to two
local polariton modes in the photonic band gap. These modes lead to
peculiarities in reflection and transmission spectra. Detailed recommendations
for experimental observation of the studied effects are given.Comment: 3 pages, 1 figure, RevTex, Submitted to Opt. Let
Impurity-induced polaritons in a one-dimensional chain
A detailed analytical study of an impurity induced polariton band arising
inside a spectral gap between lower and upper polariton branches is presented.
Using the microcanonical method, we calculate the density of states and
localization length of the impurity polaritons. Analytical results are compared
with numerical simulations and excellent agreement is found.Comment: 10 pages, 3 figures, RevTe
Selective spin coupling through a single exciton
We present a novel scheme for performing a conditional phase gate between two
spin qubits in adjacent semiconductor quantum dots through delocalized single
exciton states, formed through the inter-dot Foerster interaction. We consider
two resonant quantum dots, each containing a single excess conduction band
electron whose spin embodies the qubit. We demonstrate that both the two-qubit
gate, and arbitrary single-qubit rotations, may be realized to a high fidelity
with current semiconductor and laser technology.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures; published version, equation formatting improved,
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A quick uplink, expandable executable for the NSSC-1 of the Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope, launched in April 1990, contains two primary on-board computers. In the past, modifications to the flight software have been accomplished via patches to the on-board executable image (performed while software is executing) or via halt and reload of the computer memory with a new flight software version. This paper describes a method of reloading flight software with a new software version while continuing the onboard execution of a reduced set of spacecraft payload functions
Plasmon dispersion in metal nanoparticle chains from angle-resolved scattering
We present angle and frequency resolved optical extinction measurements to
determine the dispersion relation of plasmon modes on Ag and Au nanoparticle
chains with pitches down to 75 nm. The large splitting between transverse and
longitudinal modes and the band curvature are inconsistent with reported
electrostatic near-field models, and confirm that far-field retarded
interactions are important, even for -sized structures. The data
imply that lower propagation losses, larger signal bandwidth and larger maximum
group velocity then expected can be achieved for wave vectors below the light
line. We conclude that for the design of optical nanocircuits coherent
far-field couplings across the entire circuit need to be considered, even at
subwavelength feature sizes.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, colo
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