We experimentally realize coherent control of a single electron spin in a quantum dot using an ac electric field generated by a local gate. The electric field induces coherent transitions (Rabi oscillations) between spin-up and spin-down, whereby the rotation angle is controlled by the amplitude and duration of the electric field bursts. We find a strong dependence of the Rabi frequency on the ...

This paper presents a simple approach for implementation of a Space Vector Pulse Width Modulation (SVPWM) Technique for control of three phase Matrix Converter (MC) using MATLAB/Simulink & FPGA Software. The Matrix converter is a direct AC/AC Power conversion without an intermediate DC link. This converter is inherently capable of bi-directional power flow and also offers virtually sinusoidal i...

The effect of a dc electric field on the response of a nematic liquid crystal under shear flow has been investigated by measuring the shear stress response to an ac electric field used as a probe. It was found that both the first- and second-order responses do not vanish at high frequencies, but have constant nonzero values. The experimental results are in good agreement with calculations based...

We study electric-field-induced dynamics of colloids in a nematic cell, experimentally and by computer simulations. Solid particles in the nematic bulk create director distortions of dipolar type. Elastic repulsion from the walls keeps the particles in the middle of cell. The ac electric field reorients the dipoles and lifts them to top or bottom, depending on dipole orientation. Once near the ...

This review is dedicated to electric field effects on giant unilamellar vesicles, a cell-size membrane system. We summarize various types of behavior observed when vesicles are subjected either to weak AC fields at various frequency, or to strong DC pulses. Different processes such as electrodeformation, -poration and -fusion of giant vesicles are considered. We describe some recent development...

We exploit theoretically the occurrence and tunability of photonic Bloch oscillations (PBOs) in one-dimensional photonic crystals (PCs) containing nonlinear composites. Because of the enhanced third-order nonlinearity (Kerr-type nonlinearity) of composites, photons undergo oscillations inside tilted photonic bands, which are achieved by the application of graded external-pump electric fields on...