Quantum dot dipole orientation and excitation efficiency of micropillar modes

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 19201-19207

  Silva, A G ^a   Parra Murillo, C A ^a   Valentim, P T ^a   Morais, J S V ^a   Plentz, F ^a   Guimaraes P S S ^a   Vinck Posada, H ^b   Rodriguez, B A ^b   Skolnick, M S ^c   Tahraoui, A ^c   Hopkinson, M ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOCRYSTALS; POLARIZATION;

DEGREE OF POLARIZATION; DIPOLE ORIENTATION; EXCITATION EFFICIENCY; IN-PLANE POLARIZATION; QUANTUM DOT ENSEMBLE; RELATIVE INTENSITY; SELF ASSEMBLED QUANTUM DOTS; SENSITIVE FUNCTIONS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

QUANTUM DOT;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCER;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; OPTICAL DEVICES; QUANTUM DOTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 56149100809     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.019201     Document Type: Article

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