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Dynamics and Optical control of a single spin in a Quantum Dot
We have studied the dynamic properties of a single spin (Mn impurity or resident electron) in a II-VI semiconductor quantum dot. A quantum dot doped with a single Mn... -
Modelling of the spin dynamics of an individual magnetic atom in a quantum dot
We have studied the spin dynamics of an individual Mn atom embedded a CdTe quantum dot. Our results show that the Mn spin relaxation is faster when the quantum dot... -
Analysis of structural and electronic properties of InAsP/InP(001) quantum do...
We have studied the growth and the properties of InAsP/InP(001) quantum dots made by metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy for the realization of 1.55 µm single photon... -
A quantum dot in a photonic wire : spectroscopy and optomechanics
In the framework of this thesis, single InAs/GaAs quantum dot devices were studied by optical means. Starting with a general description of self-assembled InAs QDs,... -
Study of semiconductors nanoemitters for quantum photonics: Microcavity polar...
My thesis focused on the study of photons and electrons con nement in several systems. First, I studied a new type of semiconductor nanocrystals to get at room... -
Coherent manipulation under resonant excitation of a single quantum dot state
The aim of this thesis was to highlight the possibility of using semiconductor quantum dots as the realization of quantum bits, building blocks of quantum information.... -
Hole spin dynamic study in InAs/GaAs quantums dots : optical pumping, relaxat...
The spin of a carrier confined in a semiconductor quantum dot (QD) is an observable highly protected from the environment. It's a promising candidate to be a new... -
Quantum Optics with Semiconducting Artificial Atoms
The thesis focuses on quantum optical effects in semiconducting artificial atoms. We first investigate theoretically a single emitter coupled to a one-dimensional... -
Synthesis and electrical transport of ultra-clean carbon nanotubes
This thesis describes experiments on the synthesis of single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), fabrication of ultra-clean CNT devices, and study of electronic properties... -
III-nitride quantum dots for application in opto-chemical sensors
This thesis work has focused on the synthesis of (In)GaN-based quantum dot (QD) structures by plasma-assisted molecular-beam epitaxy (PAMBE), deposited in both polar... -
Spin qubits : from single electron spin manipulation and transport to its use...
In this thesis we described a series of experimental works, which have been realized in the context of spin qubits, going from their use as information carriers to... -
Short-time Hanbury-Brown and Twiss correlation of a single-electron beam in b...
This thesis is devoted to the study of current correlation of single-electron beams in a ballistic quantum conductor. A mesoscopic capacitor is used as an on-demand... -
Electronic read-out of a single nuclear spin based on a molecular spin transi...
This PhD thesis is at a cross-road between three different fields : the spintronics which uses the spin degree of freedom of the electron to build new devices ; the... -
Electrically generated entangled light for optical quantum information applic...
Semiconductor quantum dots offer an attractive route towards efficient and high-quality photon sources for optical quantum information applications, with potential for...
