Efficient Biexciton Preparation in a Quantum Dot-Metal Nanoparticle System Using On-Off Pulses

We consider a hybrid nanostructure composed by semiconductor quantum dot coupled to a metallic nanoparticle and investigate the efficient creation of biexciton state in the quantum dot, when starting from the ground state and using linearly polarized laser pulses with on-off modulation. With numerical simulations of the coupled system density matrix equations, we show that a simple on-off-on pulse-sequence, previously derived for the case of an isolated quantum dot, can efficiently prepare the biexciton state even in the presence of the nanoparticle, for various interparticle distances and biexciton energy shifts. The pulse durations in the sequence are obtained from the solution of a transcendental equation.

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In this study, a hybrid nanostructure composed of a semiconductor quantum dot coupled to a metallic nanoparticle was investigated for the efficient creation of biexciton state using linearly polarized laser pulses. Numerical simulations showed that a simple on-off-on pulse-sequence can efficiently prepare the biexciton state even in the presence of the nanoparticle, for various interparticle distances and biexciton energy shifts. The pulse durations in the sequence were determined by solving a transcendental equation.