256
Index
Bose fluid, 197
Bose gas, 201
Bose glass, 69
Bottleneck, 109
Bound-electron Kerr effect (BEKE), xxix,
163
Bound state, 156
Bragg grating, 4, 39, 224, 232, 243
Bragg mirror, see Distributed Bragg reflector
(DBR)
Brain-inspired cognitive system, see Neuromorphic computation
Broadband THz pulse, 148
C
Cavity photon, 81
Cavity–polariton, 22, 41, 61, 64, 73, 76, 80,
81, 83, 111, 143, 148, 155, 176, 197,
202, 236, 244
Cavity quantum electrodynamics (cQED),
xxix, 109, 111, 198, 232, 236
Centre-of-mass momentum, 70, 81
Charge-coupled device (CCD), xxix, 137–
139, 139, 143, 144, 147, 148, 168,
170
intensified, xxx, 143, 144, 165, 174, 175
Charge transfer, 8, 34
Charge-transfer states, 33, 231
Chemical-vapour-deposition (CVD), xxix,
25, 28, 29, 37, 42, 159, 160, 166, 211–
213, 222
Circular polarisation, 43
degree of, 28, 79, 84, 157, 158
Circular polarisation anisotropy, 37
Coherence, 43, 84, 101, 102, 108, 118, 149,
176, 236
degree of, 83, 84, 237
spatial, 80, 102, 115, 196
temporal, 82, 102, 150, 151
valley, 18
Coherence length, 142
Coherent energy exchange, 62, 66, 109, 237
Coherent exciton–polariton device, 84
Coherent state, 101, 102, 116, 148–151
Coherent switches, 115
Colloidal quantum dots (cQDs), xxix, 10, 12,
31, 143, 202, 216, 217, 230, 231
Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor
(CMOS), xxix, 9, 12, 31, 137, 138,
144
Complex refractive index, xxxii
Composite boson, 69
Condensate fraction, 72
Conduction band (CB), xxix, 25, 33, 38, 69,
70, 190, 199
Confinement, 2, 25, 40, 107, 188–190, 192,
194, 195, 197, 198, 217, 243
electronic, 107, 188, 193, 215
in-plane, 39, 40, 188
lateral, 195
optical, 39, 40, 61, 188, 215
out-of-plane, 39, 195
quantum, 23, 25, 68, 230
spatial, 61, 188
Confinement energy, 190, 191, 193, 202
Confinement potential, 192, 214
Confinement structure, 190, 194
Continuous wave (CW), xxix
Cooper-pair–polariton, 22
Coupling constant, xxxiii, 22, 157, 245
Coupling strength, xxxiii, 33, 62–65, 110,
117, 157, 169
Creation operator, 65, 68, 150
Critical density, 70, 72
Critical magnetic field, 83, 108, 110, 202
Critical temperature, 71, 72, 196
Current–voltage (I/V) characteristics, 158
D
De-Broglie wavelength, 2, 72, 188, 190, 215
Decoherence, 26, 70, 79
Defect electron (hole), xxx, 66, 69, 190
Defect state, 156
Density of states (DOS), xxx, 2, 189–192,
194, 195, 198
Dephasing, 18, 28, 37, 69, 80, 149
Dephasing rate, 67, 171
Dephasing time, 66, 75, 78, 149
Depolarisation, 157
Detuning, 40, 62, 78, 79, 81, 155, 160, 171,
220
spectral, xxxiii
zero, 80
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG),
xxx, 4, 36, 76, 86
Diamagnetic coefficient, 83
Diamagnetic shift, 28, 83, 176
Dielectric constant, xxxii, 28, 33, 74
Dielectric function, xxxii, 27, 28, 73, 74, 161
Dielectric mirror, 42, 118, 152, 224, 245
Difference-frequency generation (DFG),
xxx, 164–166
Digital holography, 76, 148, 237
luminescence, 148
Index
Bose fluid, 197
Bose gas, 201
Bose glass, 69
Bottleneck, 109
Bound-electron Kerr effect (BEKE), xxix,
163
Bound state, 156
Bragg grating, 4, 39, 224, 232, 243
Bragg mirror, see Distributed Bragg reflector
(DBR)
Brain-inspired cognitive system, see Neuromorphic computation
Broadband THz pulse, 148
C
Cavity photon, 81
Cavity–polariton, 22, 41, 61, 64, 73, 76, 80,
81, 83, 111, 143, 148, 155, 176, 197,
202, 236, 244
Cavity quantum electrodynamics (cQED),
xxix, 109, 111, 198, 232, 236
Centre-of-mass momentum, 70, 81
Charge-coupled device (CCD), xxix, 137–
139, 139, 143, 144, 147, 148, 168,
170
intensified, xxx, 143, 144, 165, 174, 175
Charge transfer, 8, 34
Charge-transfer states, 33, 231
Chemical-vapour-deposition (CVD), xxix,
25, 28, 29, 37, 42, 159, 160, 166, 211–
213, 222
Circular polarisation, 43
degree of, 28, 79, 84, 157, 158
Circular polarisation anisotropy, 37
Coherence, 43, 84, 101, 102, 108, 118, 149,
176, 236
degree of, 83, 84, 237
spatial, 80, 102, 115, 196
temporal, 82, 102, 150, 151
valley, 18
Coherence length, 142
Coherent energy exchange, 62, 66, 109, 237
Coherent exciton–polariton device, 84
Coherent state, 101, 102, 116, 148–151
Coherent switches, 115
Colloidal quantum dots (cQDs), xxix, 10, 12,
31, 143, 202, 216, 217, 230, 231
Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor
(CMOS), xxix, 9, 12, 31, 137, 138,
144
Complex refractive index, xxxii
Composite boson, 69
Condensate fraction, 72
Conduction band (CB), xxix, 25, 33, 38, 69,
70, 190, 199
Confinement, 2, 25, 40, 107, 188–190, 192,
194, 195, 197, 198, 217, 243
electronic, 107, 188, 193, 215
in-plane, 39, 40, 188
lateral, 195
optical, 39, 40, 61, 188, 215
out-of-plane, 39, 195
quantum, 23, 25, 68, 230
spatial, 61, 188
Confinement energy, 190, 191, 193, 202
Confinement potential, 192, 214
Confinement structure, 190, 194
Continuous wave (CW), xxix
Cooper-pair–polariton, 22
Coupling constant, xxxiii, 22, 157, 245
Coupling strength, xxxiii, 33, 62–65, 110,
117, 157, 169
Creation operator, 65, 68, 150
Critical density, 70, 72
Critical magnetic field, 83, 108, 110, 202
Critical temperature, 71, 72, 196
Current–voltage (I/V) characteristics, 158
D
De-Broglie wavelength, 2, 72, 188, 190, 215
Decoherence, 26, 70, 79
Defect electron (hole), xxx, 66, 69, 190
Defect state, 156
Density of states (DOS), xxx, 2, 189–192,
194, 195, 198
Dephasing, 18, 28, 37, 69, 80, 149
Dephasing rate, 67, 171
Dephasing time, 66, 75, 78, 149
Depolarisation, 157
Detuning, 40, 62, 78, 79, 81, 155, 160, 171,
220
spectral, xxxiii
zero, 80
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG),
xxx, 4, 36, 76, 86
Diamagnetic coefficient, 83
Diamagnetic shift, 28, 83, 176
Dielectric constant, xxxii, 28, 33, 74
Dielectric function, xxxii, 27, 28, 73, 74, 161
Dielectric mirror, 42, 118, 152, 224, 245
Difference-frequency generation (DFG),
xxx, 164–166
Digital holography, 76, 148, 237
luminescence, 148