We investigate the coherent exciton spin dynamics in a single InAlAs/AlGaAs quantum dot using time-resolved quantum state tomography. Under two-LO-phonon quasi-resonant excitation of neutral exciton, we observe pronounced quantum beats in the circular and diagonal polarization components, reflecting the fine-structure splitting (Δ≈19.6μeV). By employing a global fitting procedure across three orthogonal polarization bases, we demonstrate that the spin evolution is consistently described by a unified Hamiltonian dominated by the anisotropic exchange interaction. While the initial degree of circular polarization is limited to ≈0.28 due to fast relaxation processes during carrier cooling, the subsequent dynamics reveal a long-lived spin coherence (1.1±0.2 ns) that exceeds the exciton lifetime (∼767 ps). Our analysis reveals that the spin-formation time is significantly shorter than the instrument response function, and the absence of a discernible Overhauser shift confirms a negligible influence from the local nuclear environment under the present conditions. These results provide a quantitative benchmark for the three-dimensional reconstruction of spin trajectories using differential polarization signals, demonstrating the feasibility of using quasi-resonant excitation for stable spin initialization in semiconductor nanostructures.
@article{arxiv.2605.01801,
title = {Coherent exciton spin dynamics and three-dimensional quantum state tomography in a single InAlAs quantum dot},
author = {J. Njala and Y. Yamamoto and R. Kaji and S. Adachi and H. Sasakura},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.01801},
year = {2026}
}