Finite-difference time-domain simulations of exciton-polariton resonances in quantum-dot arrays

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 4507-4519

  Zeng, Yong ^a,b   Fu, Ying ^a   Bengtsson, Mats ^a   Chen, Xiaoshuang ^b   Lu, Wei ^b   Ågren, Hans ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCITONS; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EXCITON-POLARITON RESONANCES; QUANTUM-DOT ARRAYS;

RESONANCE;

QUANTUM DOT;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LIGHT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUANTUM DOTS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 41649112952     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.004507     Document Type: Article

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