Strong coupling in a single quantum dot-semiconductor microcavity system

Nature

Volumn 432, Issue 7014, 2004, Pages 197-200

  Reithmaier, J P ^a   Sek G ^a,e   Loffler A ^a   Hofmann, C ^a   Kuhn, S ^a   Reitzenstein, S ^a   Keldysh, L V ^b   Kulakovskii, V D ^c   Reinecke, T L ^d   Forchel, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b LEBEDEV PHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^c INSTITUTE OF SOLID STATE PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^d NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODYNAMICS; EXCITONS; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLID STATE PHYSICS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

ANTI-CROSSINGS; CAVITY QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS; COHERENT CONTROL; SINGLE QUANTUM DOT-SEMICONDUCTOR MICROCAVITY SYSTEMS;

SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

ELECTRODYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; COUPLING FACTOR; DIPOLE; DISPERSION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OSCILLATION; PHOTON; PHYSICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SEMICONDUCTOR; SOLID STATE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 9144260766     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature02969     Document Type: Article

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