Femtosecond spectral hole burning spectroscopy as a probe of exciton dynamics in quantum dots

We present measurements of the dynamics of photoexcited excitons inan ensemble of InAs/GaAs self-assembled quantum dots using a femtosec-ond spectral hole burning technique. We use this technique to examine theexciton spin relaxation and the line shape of optical transitions in the dots.PACS numbers: 73.21.La, 78.47.{p, 78.67.Hc