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Inside Back Cover: Quantum‐dot excitons in nanostructured environments (Phys. Status Solidi B 2/2011)
Author(s) -
Hvam Jørn M.,
Stobbe Søren,
Lodahl Peter
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/pssb.201190003
Subject(s) - cover (algebra) , quantum dot , exciton , photonic crystal , optoelectronics , materials science , photon , photonics , physics , nanotechnology , condensed matter physics , optics , engineering , mechanical engineering
In their Feature Article on pp. 375–383 , Hvam, Stobbe and Lodahl discuss how the spontaneous emission from quantumdot (QD) excitons is influenced by the environment in which the QD is placed. Carefully chosen and well controlled nanostructured environments are in the first place used to determine fundamental QD‐exciton parameters. Secondly, it is shown how the environment can be designed to enhance and control the emission. The cover figure illustrates the control of a QD single‐photon emission into a photonic crystal membrane waveguide (artist's view).