title: Direct observation of controlled coupling in an individual quantum dot molecule.
abstract: We report the direct observation of quantum coupling in individual quantum dot molecules and its manipulation using static electric fields. A pronounced anticrossing of different excitonic transitions is observed as the electric field is tuned. A comparison of our experimental results with theory shows that the observed anticrossing occurs between excitons with predominant spatially direct and indirect character and reveals a field driven transition of the nature of the molecular ground state exciton wave function. Finally, the interdot quantum coupling strength is deduced optically and its dependence on the interdot separation is calculated.
authors.affiliation: Walter Schottky Institut and Physik Department, Technische Universität München, Am Coulombwall 3, D-85748 Garching, Germany.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Krenner
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sabathil
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kress
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schuh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bichler
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Abstreiter
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Finley