title: Quantum control of electron-phonon scatterings in artificial atoms.
abstract: The phonon-induced dephasing dynamics in optically excited semiconductor quantum dots is studied within the frameworks of the independent boson model and optimal control. We show that appropriate tailoring of laser pulses allow complete control of the optical excitation despite the phonon dephasing, a finding in marked contrast to other environment couplings.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Theoretische Physik, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Universitätsplatz 5, 8010 Graz, Austria. ulrich.hohenester@uni-graz.at
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hohenester
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stadler