Long coherence times in self-assembled semiconductor quantum dots

Superlattices and Microstructures

Volumn 31, Issue 2-4, 2002, Pages 97-105

  Birkedal, D ^a   Leosson, K ^a   Hvam, J M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Coherence; Dephasing; Homogeneous linewidth; Quantum dots; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

EXCITONS; FOUR WAVE MIXING; FUNCTION EVALUATION; GROUND STATE; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; QUANTUM THEORY; SELF ASSEMBLY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

CODERENCE; DEPHASING; HOMOGENEOUS LONEWIDTH; QUANTUM LOGIC DEVICES;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 2942706988     PISSN: 07496036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/spmi.2002.1031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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