Photonic cluster states are highly entangled states that allow for photonic quantum computing and memory-less quantum repeaters. Their generation has been recently demonstrated using semiconductor quantum dots emitting at the 900 nm wavelength range. However, a similar demonstration at the communication-optimal telecom range has remained elusive. A key ingredient that is still missing is an appropriate optical excitation method. A central requirement of such a method is to allow an arbitrary spin initialization of quantum dot excitonic complexes. In this work, we report on developing such a method based on a quasi-resonant p-shell excitation for a telecom-C-band-emitting quantum dot. We show qubit writing of a neutral exciton and spin-preserving excitation of a negative trion. Using the Larmor precession of the negative trion under an externally applied magnetic field, we determine the in-plane g-factors of both the electron and the hole in the investigated quantum dot. In addition, we measure a lower bound on the hole coherence time, T2∗>6.4 ns, boosting its candidacy as a sound photon entangler for more advanced quantum photonic schemes.
@article{arxiv.2504.20497,
title = {Initialization of Neutral and Charged Exciton Spin States in a Telecom-Emitting Quantum Dot},
author = {Giora Peniakov and Johannes Michl and Mohamed Helal and Raphael Joos and Michael Jetter and Simone L. Portalupi and Peter Michler and Sven Höfling and Tobias Huber-Loyola},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.20497},
year = {2026}
}