Single-photon exchange interaction in a semiconductor microcavity
Abstract
We consider the effective coupling of localized spins in a semiconductor quantum dot embedded in a microcavity. The lowest cavity mode and the quantum dot exciton are coupled and close in energy, forming a polariton. The fermions forming the exciton interact with localized spins via exchange. Exact diagonalization of a Hamiltonian in which photons, spins and excitons are treated quantum mechanically shows that a single polariton induces a sizable indirect exchange interaction between otherwise independent spins. The origin, symmetry properties and the intensity of that interaction depend both on the dot-cavity coupling and detuning. In the case of a (Cd,Mn)Te quantum dot, Mn-Mn ferromagnetic coupling mediated by a single photon survives above 1 K whereas the exciton mediated coupling survives at 15 K.
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