Publications

Time-dependent growth of nuclear spin polarization under periodic optical pumping
Michael J. Dominguez, Hua-Wei Hsu, and Vanessa Sih
Physical Review B 108, 115203 (2023)

Measurement of optically-pumped electron spin polarization in n-GaAs at high external electric fields
Hua-Wei Hsu and Vanessa Sih
Physica B: Condensed Matter 666, 415088 (2023)

Two-pump optical manipulation of resonant spin amplification
Estefanio Kesto, Michael J. Dominguez, and Vanessa Sih
Journal of Applied Physics 133, 193901 (2023)

Nuclear-induced frequency focusing and Overhauser field distributions in periodically pumped gallium arsenide
Michael J. Dominguez, Joseph R. Iafrate, and Vanessa Sih
Physical Review B 104, 235204 (2021)

Spatially-resolved measurements of spin valley polarization in MOCVD-grown monolayer WSe₂
Spencer Batalden and Vanessa Sih
Optics Express 29, 17269-17276 (2021)

Illumination-induced modulation of conductivity and Gunn oscillation properties in epitaxial GaAs
Hua-Wei Hsu and Vanessa Sih
Journal of Applied Physics 129, 095701 (2021)

Electrical control of spin relaxation anisotropy during drift transport in a two-dimensional electron gas
F. G. G. Hernandez, G. J. Ferreira, M. Luengo-Kovac, V. Sih, N. M. Kawahala, G. M. Gusev, and A. K. Bakarov
Physical Review B 102, 125305 (2020)

Gunn threshold voltage characterization in GaAs devices with wedge-shaped tapering
Hua-Wei Hsu, Michael J. Dominguez, and Vanessa Sih
Journal of Applied Physics 128, 074502 (2020)

Dynamic nuclear polarization by optical Stark effect in periodically pumped gallium arsenide
Michael J. Dominguez, Joseph R. Iafrate, and Vanessa Sih
Physical Review B 101, 205203 (2020) (arXiv:2003.00050)

Observation of magnetic field sweep direction dependent dynamic nuclear polarization under periodic optical electron spin pumping
Michael Macmahon, Joseph R. Iafrate, Michael J. Dominguez, and Vanessa Sih
Physical Review B 99, 075201 (2019) (arXiv:1810.00055)

Effect of modified periodic waveforms on current-induced spin polarization measurements
Joseph R. Iafrate, Simon Huang, Davide Del Gaudio, Rachel S. Goldman, and Vanessa Sih
AIP Advances 8, 065133 (2018)

Current-induced spin polarization in InGaAs and GaAs epilayers with varying doping densities
M. Luengo-Kovac, S. Huang, D. Del Gaudio, J. Occena, R. S. Goldman, R. Raimondi, and V. Sih
Physical Review B 96, 195206 (2017) (arXiv:1706.00351)

Formation of embedded plasmonic Ga nanoparticle arrays and their influence on GaAs photoluminescence
M. Kang, S. Jeon, T. Jen, J.-E. Lee, V. Sih, and R. S. Goldman
Journal of Applied Physics 122, 033102 (2017)

Gate control of the spin mobility through the modification of the spin-orbit interaction in two-dimensional systems
M. Luengo-Kovac, F. C. D. Moraes, G. J. Ferreira, A. S. L. Ribeiro, G. M. Gusev, A. K. Bakarov, V. Sih, and F. G. G. Hernandez
Physical Review B 95, 245315 (2017) (arXiv:1703.08405)

Structural differences between capped GaSb nanostructures grown by Stranski-Krastanov and droplet epitaxy growth modes
Matt DeJarld, Lifan Yan, Marta Luengo-Kovac, Vanessa Sih, and Joanna Millunchick
Journal of Applied Physics 121, 034301 (2017)

Long-Lived Hole Spin/Valley Polarization Probed by Kerr Rotation in Monolayer WSe₂
Xinlin Song, Saien Xie, Kibum Kang, Jiwoong Park, and Vanessa Sih
Nano Letters 16, 5010-5014 (2016)

Resonant and time-resolved spin noise spectroscopy
Brennan C. Pursley, X. Song, and V. Sih
Applied Physics Letters 107, 182102 (2015) (arXiv:1508.07383)

g-factor modification in a bulk InGaAs epilayer by an in-plane electric field
M. Luengo-Kovac, M. Macmahon, S. Huang, R. S. Goldman, and V. Sih
Physical Review B 91, 201110(R) (2015) (arXiv:1501.07302)

Amplifying optical rotation using a coupled waveguide and ring resonator
Timothy W. Saucer, Caleb Zerger, Brennan Pursley, and Vanessa Sih
Optics Express 23, 6050-6057 (2015)

Robustness of n-GaAs carrier spin properties to 5 MeV proton irradiation
Brennan C. Pursley, Xinlin Song, R. O. Torres-Isea, Eiman A. Bokari, Asghar Kayani, and Vanessa Sih
Applied Physics Letters 106, 072403 (2015) (arXiv:1411.5092)
Highlight by AIP Publishing: "A New Spin on Spintronics"

Phase effects due to previous pulses in time-resolved Faraday rotation measurements
Christopher J. Trowbridge and Vanessa Sih
Journal of Applied Physics 117, 063906 (2015) (arXiv:1501.06963)

Anisotropic spin dephasing of impurity-bound electron spins in ZnO
Jieun Lee, Aneesh Venugopal, and Vanessa Sih
Applied Physics Letters 106, 012403 (2015)

Height stabilization of GaSb/GaAs quantum dots by Al-rich capping
E. P. Smakman, M. DeJarld, M. Luengo-Kovac, A. J. Martin, V. Sih, P. M. Koenraad, and J. Millunchick
APL Materials 2, 096111 (2014)

Dynamic nuclear polarization from current-induced electron spin polarization
C. J. Trowbridge, B. M. Norman, Y. K. Kato, D. D. Awschalom, and V. Sih
Physical Review B 90, 085122 (2014) (arXiv:1405.0342)

Current-Induced Spin Polarization in Anisotropic Spin-Orbit Fields
B. M. Norman, C. J. Trowbridge, D. D. Awschalom, and V. Sih
Physical Review Letters 112, 056601 (2014)

Atom probe tomography analysis of different modes of Sb intermixing in GaSb quantum dots and wells
Andrew J. Martin, Allen H. Hunter, Timothy W. Saucer, Vanessa Sih, Emmanuelle A. Marquis, and Joanna Millunchick
Applied Physics Letters 103, 122102 (2013)

Ga nanoparticle-enhanced photoluminescence of GaAs
M. Kang, A. A. Al-Heji, J.-E. Lee, T. W. Saucer, S. Jeon, J. H. Wu, L. Zhao, A. L. Katzenstein, D. L. Sofferman, V. Sih, and R. S. Goldman
Applied Physics Letters 103, 101903 (2013)

Optimizing nanophotonic cavity designs with the gravitational search algorithm
Timothy W. Saucer and Vanessa Sih
Optics Express 21, 20831-20836 (2013)

Effects of pre-determined lateral separation on quantum dot size and dissolution
A. J. Martin, T. W. Saucer, V. Sih, and J. M. Millunchick
Applied Physics Letters 102, 182105 (2013)

Analyzing pattern retention for multilayer focused ion beam induced quantum dot structures
Marta Luengo-Kovac, Timothy W. Saucer, Andrew J. Martin, Joanna Millunchick, and Vanessa Sih
Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B 31, 031208 (2013)

The disintegration of GaSb/GaAs nanostructures upon capping
Andrew J. Martin, Jinyoung Hwang, Emmanuelle A. Marquis, Erwin Smakman, Timothy W. Saucer, Garrett V. Rodriguez, Allen H. Hunter, Vanessa Sih, Paul M. Koenraad, Jamie D. Phillips, and Joanna Millunchick
Applied Physics Letters 102, 113103 (2013)

Spin lifetime measurements in GaAsBi thin films
Brennan Pursley, M. Luengo-Kovac, G. Vardar, R. S. Goldman, and V. Sih
Applied Physics Letters 102, 022420 (2013) (arXiv:1211.2711)

Time-Resolved Two-Pulse Excitation of Quantum Dots Coupled to a Photonic Crystal Cavity in the Purcell Regime
Jieun Lee, Timothy W. Saucer, Andrew J. Martin, Joanna M. Millunchick, and Vanessa Sih
Physical Review Letters 110, 013602 (2013)

Surface plasmon resonances of Ga nanoparticle arrays
M. Kang, T. W. Saucer, M. V. Warren, J. H. Wu, H. Sun, V. Sih, and R. S. Goldman
Applied Physics Letters 101, 081905 (2012)

Lateral patterning of multilayer InAs/GaAs(001) quantum dot structures by in vacuo focused ion beam
A. J. Martin, T. W. Saucer, G. V. Rodriguez, V. Sih, and J. M. Millunchick
Nanotechnology 23, 135401 (2012)

Analysis of defect-free GaSb/GaAs(001) quantum dots grown on the Sb-terminated (2x8) surface
A. J. Martin, T. W. Saucer, K. Sun, S. J. Kim, G. Ran, G. V. Rodriguez, X. Pan, V. Sih, and J. M. Millunchick
Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B 30, 02B112 (2012)

Ground-state exciton emission of InAs quantum dots produced by Focused-Ion-Beam-directed nucleation
J.-E. Lee, T. W. Saucer, A. J. Martin, D. Tien, J. M. Millunchick, and V. Sih
Journal of Luminescence 133, 117-120 (2013)

Electron spin polarization-based integrated photonic devices
C. J. Trowbridge, B. M. Norman, J. Stephens, A. C. Gossard, D. D. Awschalom, and V. Sih
Optics Express 19, 14845-14851 (2011)

Photoluminescence Imaging of Focused Ion Beam Induced Individual Quantum Dots
J.-E. Lee, T. W. Saucer, A. J. Martin, D. Tien, J. M. Millunchick, and V. Sih
Nano Letters 11, 1040-1043 (2011)

Photoluminescence of patterned arrays of vertically stacked InAs/GaAs quantum dots
T. W. Saucer, J.-E. Lee, A. J. Martin, D. Tien, J. M. Millunchick, and V. Sih
Solid State Communications 151, 269-271 (2011) (arXiv:1012.3710)

Mapping spin-orbit splitting in strained (In,Ga)As epilayers
B. M. Norman, C. J. Trowbridge, J. Stephens, A. C. Gossard, D. D. Awschalom, and V. Sih
Physical Review B 82, 081304(R) (2010) (arXiv:1006.5685)

Enhanced light emission in photonic crystal nanocavities with Erbium-doped silicon nanocrystals
Maria Makarova, Vanessa Sih, Joe Warga, Rui Li, Luca Dal Negro and Jelena Vuckovic
Applied Physics Letters 92, 161107 (2008) [Erratum]

A cascaded silicon Raman laser
Haisheng Rong, Shengbo Xu, Oded Cohen, Omri Raday, Mindy Lee, Vanessa Sih and Mario Paniccia
Nature Photonics 2, 170-174 (2008) [Nature Photonics: News and Views by Thienpont]

Dimensionally constrained D'yakonov-Perel' spin relaxation in n-InGaAs channels: transition from 2D to 1D
A. W. Holleitner, V. Sih, R. C. Myers, A. C. Gossard and D. D. Awschalom
New Journal of Physics 9, 342 (2007)

Electrical manipulation of spin-orbit coupling in semiconductor heterostructures
Vanessa Sih and David D. Awschalom
Journal of Applied Physics 101, 081710 (2007)

Low-threshold continuous-wave Raman silicon laser
Haisheng Rong, Shengbo Xu, Ying-Hao Kuo, Vanessa Sih, Oded Cohen, Omri Raday, and Mario Paniccia
Nature Photonics 1, 232-237 (2007) [Nature Photonics: Editorial] [Nature Photonics: Interview]

Raman amplification of 40 Gb/s data in low-loss silicon waveguides
Vanessa Sih, Shengbo Xu, Ying-Hao Kuo, Haisheng Rong, Mario Paniccia, Oded Cohen, and Omri Raday
Optics Express 15, 357-362 (2007)

Demonstration of wavelength conversion at 40 Gb/s data rate in silicon waveguides
Ying-Hao Kuo, Haisheng Rong, Vanessa Sih, Shengbo Xu, Mario Paniccia, and Oded Cohen
Optics Express 14, 11721-11726 (2006)

Room temperature electron spin coherence in telecom-wavelength quaternary quantum wells
W. H. Lau, V. Sih, N. P. Stern, R. C. Myers, D. A. Buell, A. C. Gossard, and D. D. Awschalom
Applied Physics Letters 89, 142104 (2006) (cond-mat/0607702)

Generating Spin Currents in Semiconductors with the Spin Hall Effect
V. Sih, W. H. Lau, R. C. Myers, V. R. Horowitz, A. C. Gossard, and D. D. Awschalom
Physical Review Letters 97, 096605 (2006) (cond-mat/0605672)

Mechanical control of spin-orbit splitting in GaAs and InGaAs epilayers
V. Sih, H. Knotz, J. Stephens, V. R. Horowitz, A. C. Gossard, and D. D. Awschalom
Physical Review B 73, 241316(R) (2006) (cond-mat/0603775)

Suppression of Spin Relaxation in Submicron InGaAs Wires
A. W. Holleitner, V. Sih, R. C. Myers, A. C. Gossard, and D. D. Awschalom
Physics Review Letters 97, 036805 (2006) (cond-mat/0602155)

Spatial imaging of the spin Hall effect and current-induced spin polarization in two-dimensional electron gases
V. Sih, R. C. Myers, Y. K. Kato, W. H. Lau, A. C. Gossard, and D. D. Awschalom
Nature Physics 1, 31-35 (2005) (cond-mat/0506704) [Nature Physics: In This Issue]

Room temperature spin coherence in ZnO
S. Ghosh, V. Sih, W. H. Lau, D. D. Awschalom, S.-Y. Bae, S. Wang, S. Vaidya and G. Chapline
Applied Physics Letters 86, 232507 (2005) (cond-mat/0502620)

Control of electron-spin coherence using Landau level quantization in a two-dimensional electron gas
V. Sih, W. H. Lau, R. C. Myers, A. C. Gossard, M. E. Flatté, and D. D. Awschalom
Physical Review B 70, 161313(R) (2004) (cond-mat/0407681)

Epitaxial growth and magnetic properties of EuO on (001) Si by molecular-beam epitaxy
J. Lettieri, V. Vaithyanathan, S. K. Eah, J. Stephens, V. Sih, D. D. Awschalom, J. Levy, and D. G. Schlom
Applied Physics Letters 83, 975 (2003)

Articles

A Hall of Spin
Vanessa Sih, Yuichiro Kato and David D. Awschalom
Physics World, November 2005, 33-36

Optical and electronic manipulation of spin coherence in semiconductors
V. A. Sih, E. Johnston-Halperin, and D. D. Awschalom
Proceedings of the IEEE 91, 752 (2003)

Conference publications

Enhanced Erbium Emission in Photonic Crystal Nanocavities
Maria Makarova, Vanessa Sih, Joe Warga, Luca Dal Negro and Jelena Vuckovic
CLEO/QELS, San Jose, CA (May 2008)

Quantum dot-photonic crystal chips for quantum information processing
Andrei Faraon, Dirk Englund, Ilya Fushman, Vanessa Sih and Jelena Vuckovic
Proc. SPIE 6903, 690309 (2008)

A monolithic integrated low-threshold Raman silicon laser
Haisheng Rong, Shengbo Xu, Oded Cohen, Omri Raday, Mindy Lee, Vanessa Sih, and Mario Paniccia
Proc. SPIE 6898, 68980J (2008)

Tunable ring resonators for silicon Raman laser and amplifier applications
J. K. Doylend, O. Cohen, M. R. Lee, O. Raday, S. Xu, V. Sih, H. Rong, and M. Paniccia
Proc. SPIE 6896, 68960Q (2008)

Continuous tuning of silicon Raman laser for molecular spectroscopy
Vanessa Sih, Ying-Hao Kuo, Haisheng Rong, Shengbo Xu, Mario Paniccia, Oded Cohen, and Omri Raday
CLEO/Europe-IQEC, Munich, Germany (June 2007)

Monolithic integrated ring resonator Raman silicon laser and amplifier
Haisheng Rong, Shengbo Xu, Ying-Hao Kuo, Vanessa Sih, Oded Cohen, Omri Raday, and Mario Paniccia
Proc. SPIE 6485, 648511 (2007)