Calculation of pure dephasing for excitons in quantum dots

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Pure dephasing of an exciton in a small quantum dot by optical and acoustic phonons is calculated using the 'independent boson model'. Considering the case of zero temperature, the dephasing, which is shown to be only partial, manifests itself in the polarization decaying to a finite value. Typical dephasing times can be assigned even though the spectra exhibit strongly non-Lorentzian line shapes. We show that the dephasing from LO phonon scattering occurs on a much larger timescale than that of dephasing due to acoustic phonons, which for low temperatures are also a more efficient dephasing mechanism. The typical dephasing time is shown to strongly depend on the quantum dot size whereas the electron phonon 'coupling strength' and external electric fields tend mostly to affect the residual coherence. The relevance of the dephasing times for current quantum information processing implementation schemes in quantum dots is discussed.
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