Single Semiconductor Quantum Dots

2009
ISBN: 978-3-540-87445-4
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Buch, Englisch, 390 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 850 g

Reihe: NanoScience and Technology

Worldwide, many researchers are fascinated from the rich physics of se- conductor quantum dots (QDs) and their high potential for applications in photonics and quantum information technology. QDs are nanometer-sized three-dimensional structures which con?ne electrons and holes in dimensions oftheircorrespondingDeBrogliewavelength.Asaresult,theenergylevelsare quantized and for that reason they are also often referred as arti?cial atoms. Epitaxially grown QDs which are the subject of this book are embedded in a solid state semiconductor matrix and their size, shape, composition, and lo- tion can be tailored to a large extent by modern growth techniques. In QDs, excitations can involve more than a single carrier and interaction among the carriers modify or even dominate the emission properties. Therefore, a simple two-level description is only appropriate under certain well de?ned expe- mental conditions. Tremendous progress has been obtained in understanding their electronic, optical and spin properties mainly by performing single dot spectroscopy and using appropriate theoretical models.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Michler, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Elektronik Halb- und Supraleitertechnologie
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus Halbleiter- und Supraleiterphysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Thermodynamik Festkörperphysik, Kondensierte Materie
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Thermodynamik Oberflächen- und Grenzflächenphysik, Dünne Schichten
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Nanotechnologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Physik, Chemie für Ingenieure

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Quantum Statistical Properties of the Light Emission from Quantum Dots in Microcavities.- Growth and control of optically active quantum dots.- Optical properties of epitaxially grown wide bandgap single quantum dots.- Coherent Electron Spin Dynamics in Quantum Dots.- Quantum Dot Nuclear Spin Polarization.- Quantum Dot Single-Photon Sources.- Entangled Photon Generation by Quantum Dots.- Cavity QED in Quantum Dot - Micropillar Cavity Systems.- Physics and Applications of Quantum Dots in Photonic Crystals.- Optical Spectroscopy of Spins in Coupled Quantum Dots.- Quantum information with quantum dot light sources.