Impact of electron-phonon interactions on quantum-dot cavity quantum electrodynamics

Understand

Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) in photonic nanocavities provide monolithic, robust platforms for both quantum information processing and cavity quantum electrodynamics (QED).

• An inherent feature of such solid-state cavity QED systems is the presence of electron-phonon interactions, which distinguishes these systems from conventional atomic cavity QED.
• Understanding the effects of electron-phonon interactions on these systems is indispensable for controlling and exploiting the rich physics that they exhibit.
• Here we investigate the effects of electron-phonon interactions on a QD-based cavity QED system.