Measurement back-action and spin noise spectroscopy in a charged cavity-QED device in the strong coupling regime

TL;DR

This paper provides a theoretical analysis of spin noise spectroscopy in a charged cavity-QED system, revealing how photon interactions and measurement back-action influence spin dynamics and optical signals in the strong coupling regime.

Contribution

It introduces a theoretical framework connecting spin noise spectroscopy with quantum optics in a charged quantum dot-cavity system under strong coupling.

Findings

Single-photon spin projection enables full polarization measurement.

Second-order correlation spectra reveal spin and cavity dynamics.

Photon detection induces quantum back-action affecting spin states.

Abstract

We study theoretically the spin-induced and photon-induced fluctuations of optical signals from a singly-charged quantum dot-microcavity structure. We identify the respective contributions of the photon-polariton interactions, in the strong light-matter coupling regime, and of the quantum back-action induced by photon detection on the spin system. Strong spin projection by a single photon is shown to be achievable, allowing the initialization and measurement of a fully-polarized Larmor precession. The spectrum of second-order correlations is deduced, displaying information on both spin and quantum dot-cavity dynamics. The presented theory thus bridges the gap between the fields of spin noise spectroscopy and quantum optics.