title: High Resolution Phonon-assisted Quasi-resonance Fluorescence Spectroscopy.
abstract: High resolution optical spectroscopy methods are demanding in terms of either technology, equipment, complexity, time or a combination of these. Here we demonstrate an optical spectroscopy method that is capable of resolving spectral features beyond that of the spin fine structure and homogeneous linewidth of single quantum dots (QDs) using a standard, easy-to-use spectrometer setup. This method incorporates both laser and photoluminescence spectroscopy, combining the advantage of laser line-width limited resolution with multi-channel photoluminescence detection. Such a scheme allows for considerable improvement of resolution over that of a common single-stage spectrometer. The method uses phonons to assist in the measurement of the photoluminescence of a single quantum dot after resonant excitation of its ground state transition. The phonon's energy difference allows one to separate and filter out the laser light exciting the quantum dot. An advantageous feature of this method is its straight forward integration into standard spectroscopy setups, which are accessible to most researchers.
authors.affiliation: School of Natural Sciences, University of California, Merced; cczarnocki@ucmerced.edu.
authors.forename: Cyprian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Czarnocki
authors.affiliation: School of Natural Sciences, University of California, Merced.
authors.forename: Mark L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Kerfoot
authors.affiliation: School of Natural Sciences, University of California, Merced.
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Casara
authors.affiliation: School of Natural Sciences, University of California, Merced.
authors.forename: Andrew R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.affiliation: School of Natural Sciences, University of California, Merced.
authors.forename: Cameron
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jennings
authors.affiliation: School of Natural Sciences, University of California, Merced.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scheibner
mesh_terms: D008027:Light; D060739:Phonons; D045663:Quantum Dots; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D014732:Vibration