Abstract-Engineering quantum dots for electrical control of the fine structure splitting

M. A. Pooley^1,2, A. J. Bennett¹, I. Farrer², D. A. Ritchie², and A. J. Shields¹

¹Toshiba Research Europe Limited, Cambridge Research Laboratory, 208 Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4 0GZ, United Kingdom
²Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge University, J. J. Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0HE, United Kingdom 

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We have studied the variation in fine-structure splitting (FSS) under application of vertical electric field in a range of quantum dots grown by different methods. In each sample, we confirm that this energy splitting changes linearly over the field range we can access. We conclude that this linear tuning is a general feature of self-assembled quantum dots, observed under different growth conditions, emission wavelengths, and in different material systems. Statistical measurements of characteristic parameters such as emission energy, Stark shift, and FSS tuning are presented which may provide a guide for future attempts to increase the yield of quantum dots that can be tuned to a minimal value of FSS with vertical electric field.