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Physics and Applications of Quantum Dots in Photonic Crystals

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Single Semiconductor Quantum Dots

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Photonic crystals provide an engineerable electromagnetic environment for controlling the interaction between light and matter. In this chapter, we discuss quantum dot-embedded photonic crystal devices for classical and quantum information processing. For classical applications, we discuss high-speed, low-power lasing dynamics, and carrier-induced switching in photonic crystal cavities. For quantum information applications, we describe photonic crystals for controlling the spontaneous emission rate of embedded quantum dots in the weak-coupling regime. Using a set of tools to fine-tune the interaction between quantum dots and cavities, we also demonstrate strong coupling between single dots and photonic crystal cavities. We probe these systems by photoluminescence (PL) and by a newly developed technique for coherent optical dipole access in cavity (CODAC). With these steps, and a toolkit of independent control of quantum dots and photonic crystal components, we are seeing the beginning of a new era of coherent control of quantum systems on the chip, that promises to contribute to secure long-range communication and quantum computing.

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Englund, D., Faraon, A., Fushman, I., Ellis, B., Vučković, J. (2009). Physics and Applications of Quantum Dots in Photonic Crystals. In: Michler, P. (eds) Single Semiconductor Quantum Dots. NanoScience and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87446-1_9

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