Single Semiconductor Quantum Dots

ISBN-13: 9783540874454 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 390 str.

Peter Michler

Opis

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

Spis treści

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.

Blurb

This book reviews recent advances in the exciting and rapidly growing field of semiconductor quantum dots via contributions from some of the most prominent researchers in the scientific community. Special focus is given to optical, quantum optical, and spin properties of single quantum dots due to their potential applications in devices operating with single electron spins and/or single photons. This includes single and coupled quantum dots in external fields, cavity-quantum electrodynamics, and single and entangled photon pair generation. Single Semiconductor Quantum Dots also addresses growth techniques to allow for a positioned nucleation of dots as well as applications of quantum dots in quantum information technologies.