Single spins in nanowire quantum dots with strong spin-orbit coupling

Quantum Dot Systems: A versatile platform for quantum simulations

Quantum mechanics often results in extremely complex phenomena, especially when the quantum system under consideration is composed of many interacting particles. The states of these many-body systems live in a space so large that classical numerical calculations cannot compute them. Quantum simulations can be used to overcome this problem:...

Josephson effects in carbon nanotube mechanical resonators and graphene

Optical Properties of Semiconductor Quantum Dots

This thesis presents different optical experiments performed on semiconductor quantum dots. These structures allow to confine a small number of electrons and holes to a tiny region of space, some nm across. The aim of this work was to study the basic properties of different types of quantum dots made of various materials and with different...