Studies of the hole spin in self-assembled quantum dots using optical techniques

Quantum Dots: Optics, Electron Transport and Future Applications

Volumn 9781107012585, Issue , 2012, Pages 63-85

  Gerardot, B D ^a   Warburton, R J ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMONDS; ELECTRON GAS; ELECTROSPINNING; NANOCRYSTALS; QUANTUM COMPUTERS; QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY; QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT; QUANTUM OPTICS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SPIN DYNAMICS; TWO DIMENSIONAL ELECTRON GAS; WIDE BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS;

MAGNETIC FIELD SENSORS; NANOMETER LENGTH SCALE; OPTICAL TECHNIQUE; OPTICALLY ACTIVE; POTENTIAL BUILDING BLOCKS; QUANTUM INFORMATION; QUANTUM REPEATERS; SELF ASSEMBLED QUANTUM DOTS;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 84874917799     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511998331.005     Document Type: Chapter

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