Index
A
Absorbance, 152
Absorption, 22, 23, 29, 31, 32, 40, 67, 68,
75, 106, 118, 134, 151, 152, 154, 159,
163, 192, 202, 242
(induced), 68
intensity-dependent, 163
linear, 148, 163
nonlinear, 105–107, 161–164, 225, 231
optical, 36, 152
periodic, 153
polarisation-sensitive, 241
saturable, 9, 152
self-, 108, 175
transient, 135, 148
two-photon, 153, 161
Absorption coefficient, xxxii, 163, 243
linear, 163
nonlinear, 106, 163
Amplification, 68, 101
Amplified spontaneous emission (ASE),
xxix, 67
Annihilation mechanism
long-range, 146
short-distance, 146
Annihilation operator, 65, 68, 150
Antibunching, 111–114, 149, 200
Anticrossing, 40, 74, 110, 118, 152
Antiphase-noise dynamics, 149
Artificial atom, 193
Artificial lattices, 195
Atomic-force microscopy (AFM), xxix, 105,
134, 139, 142, 159
Autocorrelation
intensity, 147
phase-resolving, 162
Avalanche photodiode (APD), xxix, 144,
146
B
Backgate, 4, 31
Band gap, 22, 25, 29, 35, 137, 165, 210, 223
direct, 35, 158
electronic, 24, 79, 194
indirect, 24, 35
optical, 68, 202
Band gap engineering, 33, 36, 199, 238
Band-gap renormalisation, 28
Beam quality factor, see M 2
Bernard–Duraffourg condition, 68
Beta-barium borate (BBO), xxix, 105, 115
Biexciton, xxxii, 18, 19, 28, 30, 37, 43, 114,
155, 156, 231
charged, 19, 30, 155
Biexciton–exciton cascade, 114
Binding energy, 19, 25, 26, 28, 29, 37, 63,
67, 69, 73, 78, 82, 113, 116, 148, 190,
191, 230
Bohr radius, 28, 70, 146, 176
Boltzmann constant, xxxii, 71
Boltzmann statistics, 72
Boron nitride, xxix, 220
hexagonal (hBN), xxx, 8, 220, 230
Bose condensation, 72, 201
Bose–Einstein
condensation/condensate
(BEC), xxix, 62, 64, 69, 71, 72, 80–
82, 84, 116, 173, 196–198, 201, 232,
234, 236, 244, 245
Bose–Einstein distribution function, 72, 196,
197
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A
Absorbance, 152
Absorption, 22, 23, 29, 31, 32, 40, 67, 68,
75, 106, 118, 134, 151, 152, 154, 159,
163, 192, 202, 242
(induced), 68
intensity-dependent, 163
linear, 148, 163
nonlinear, 105–107, 161–164, 225, 231
optical, 36, 152
periodic, 153
polarisation-sensitive, 241
saturable, 9, 152
self-, 108, 175
transient, 135, 148
two-photon, 153, 161
Absorption coefficient, xxxii, 163, 243
linear, 163
nonlinear, 106, 163
Amplification, 68, 101
Amplified spontaneous emission (ASE),
xxix, 67
Annihilation mechanism
long-range, 146
short-distance, 146
Annihilation operator, 65, 68, 150
Antibunching, 111–114, 149, 200
Anticrossing, 40, 74, 110, 118, 152
Antiphase-noise dynamics, 149
Artificial atom, 193
Artificial lattices, 195
Atomic-force microscopy (AFM), xxix, 105,
134, 139, 142, 159
Autocorrelation
intensity, 147
phase-resolving, 162
Avalanche photodiode (APD), xxix, 144,
146
B
Backgate, 4, 31
Band gap, 22, 25, 29, 35, 137, 165, 210, 223
direct, 35, 158
electronic, 24, 79, 194
indirect, 24, 35
optical, 68, 202
Band gap engineering, 33, 36, 199, 238
Band-gap renormalisation, 28
Beam quality factor, see M 2
Bernard–Duraffourg condition, 68
Beta-barium borate (BBO), xxix, 105, 115
Biexciton, xxxii, 18, 19, 28, 30, 37, 43, 114,
155, 156, 231
charged, 19, 30, 155
Biexciton–exciton cascade, 114
Binding energy, 19, 25, 26, 28, 29, 37, 63,
67, 69, 73, 78, 82, 113, 116, 148, 190,
191, 230
Bohr radius, 28, 70, 146, 176
Boltzmann constant, xxxii, 71
Boltzmann statistics, 72
Boron nitride, xxix, 220
hexagonal (hBN), xxx, 8, 220, 230
Bose condensation, 72, 201
Bose–Einstein
condensation/condensate
(BEC), xxix, 62, 64, 69, 71, 72, 80–
82, 84, 116, 173, 196–198, 201, 232,
234, 236, 244, 245
Bose–Einstein distribution function, 72, 196,
197
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