# Dynamic control of the optical emission from GaN/InGaN nanowire quantum   dots by surface acoustic waves

**Authors:** S. Lazic, E. Chernysheva, Z. Gacevic, H.P. van der Meulen, E. Calleja, and J.M. Calleja Pardo

arXiv: 1706.03602 · 2017-06-13

## TL;DR

This study demonstrates dynamic modulation of optical emission from GaN/InGaN nanowire quantum dots using surface acoustic waves, enabling control over emission energy and biexciton binding energy at high frequency.

## Contribution

It introduces a method to dynamically control quantum dot emission properties via surface acoustic waves, a novel approach for nitride-based single photon emitters.

## Key findings

- Emission energy modulated over 1.5 meV at ~330 MHz
- Biexciton binding energy linearly changes with SAW amplitude
- Potential for high-frequency control of quantum emitters

## Abstract

The optical emission of InGaN quantum dots embedded in GaN nanowires is dynamically controlled by a surface acoustic wave (SAW). The emission energy of both the exciton and biexciton lines is modulated over a 1.5 meV range at ~330 MHz. A small but systematic difference in the exciton and biexciton spectral modulation reveals a linear change of the biexciton binding energy with the SAW amplitude. The present results are relevant for the dynamic control of individual single photon emitters based on nitride semiconductors.

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/1706.03602