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NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 9, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
NATURE RESEARCH
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02802-8
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- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) through the government of Korea (MSIP) [NRF-2015R1A2A1A10052520, NRF-2016R1A4A1012929]
- Global Frontier Program [2014M3A6B3063709]
- Saint Petersburg State University [11.34.2.2012]
- Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Korea [IBS-R014-G1-2016-a00]
- Ministry of Science & ICT (MSIT), Republic of Korea [IBS-R014-D1-2018-A00] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2015R1A2A1A10052520, 2017R1A2B2009751, 2016R1A4A1012929, 2014M3A6B3063709] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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Quantum beats, periodic oscillations arising from coherent superposition states, have enabled exploration of novel coherent phenomena. Originating from strong Coulomb interactions and reduced dielectric screening, two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides exhibit strongly bound excitons either in a single structure or hetero-counterpart; however, quantum coherence between excitons is barely known to date. Here we observe exciton quantum beats in atomically thin ReS2 and further modulate the intensity of the quantum beats signal. Surprisingly, linearly polarized excitons behave like a coherently coupled three-level system exhibiting quantum beats, even though they exhibit anisotropic exciton orientations and optical selection rules. Theoretical studies are also provided to clarify that the observed quantum beats originate from pure quantum coherence, not from classical interference. Furthermore, we modulate on/off quantum beats only by laser polarization. This work provides an ideal laboratory toward polarization-controlled exciton quantum beats in two-dimensional materials.
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