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  05 July 2011 | Open Access

  Optical switching of nuclear spin–spin couplings in semiconductors

  Two-qubit operation is an essential part of quantum computation, but implementation has been difficult. Gotoet al.introduce optically controllable internuclear coupling in semiconductors providing a simple way of switching inter-qubit couplings in semiconductor-based quantum computers.

  • Atsushi Goto
  • , Shinobu Ohki
  •  & Tadashi Shimizu

• Article | 19 April 2011

  Plasmonic beaming and active control over fluorescent emission

  Nanometallic optical antennas can concentrate light into a deep-subwavelength volume for sensor and photovoltaic applications. Junet al. demonstrate an optical antenna design that achieves a high level of control over fluorescent emission for a wide range of nanoscale optical spectroscopy applications.

  • Young Chul Jun
  • , Kevin C.Y. Huang
  •  & Mark L. Brongersma

• Article | 19 April 2011

  A monolithically integrated plasmonic infrared quantum dot camera

  Infrared cameras are used for night vision and in medical diagnostics, but currently only present monochrome images. Krishnaet al. demonstrate a monolithically intergrated plasmonic infrared quantum dot camera as a step towards coloured infrared imaging.

  • Sang Jun Lee
  • , Zahyun Ku
  •  & Sam Kyu Noh