Quantum theory of spontaneous emission from microcavities

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3283, Issue , 1998, Pages 212-220

  Kira, Mackillo ^a   Jahnke, Frank ^a   Koch, Stephan W ^a   Berger, Jill D ^b   Wick, David V ^b   Nelson Jr , Thomas R ^b   Khitrova, Galina ^b   Gibbs, Hyatt M ^b  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonlinear photoluminescence; Quantum features of light; Semiconductor microcavities

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; LIGHT; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT SOURCES; LUMINESCENCE; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; QUANTUM COMPUTERS; QUANTUM THEORY; SEMICONDUCTOR COUNTERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

HOLE SYSTEMS; INTERACTING ELECTRONS; MICROSCOPIC INTERPRETATIONS; NONLINEAR PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; QUANTUM FEATURES OF LIGHT; QUANTUM WELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR MICROCAVITIES;

MICROCAVITIES;

EID: 0009049718     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.316685     Document Type: Conference Paper

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