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Quantum calculations on quantum dots in semiconductor microcavities. Part I

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Solid hybrid systems formed by interacting semiconductor quantum dots and high-Q optical cavities based on various defects in photonic crystals are considered. General information on the types of solid optical structures and fundamentals of their spectra and dynamics description are presented.

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Tsukanov, A.V., Kateev, I.Y. Quantum calculations on quantum dots in semiconductor microcavities. Part I. Russ Microelectron 43, 315–327 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063739714050060

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