Index
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L
Laser, xxx, 5, 12, 30, 31, 69, 77, 78, 84, 100–
103, 105, 108, 115, 133, 231, 234–
236
attenuated, 101
bosonic cascade, 63, 84
conventional, 63, 108
external-cavity, 102
fs-pulsed, see ultrashort-pulse
high-power, 102
high-repetition rate, 101
microcavity, 44
microdisk, 102
mode-locked, 104, 107
narrow-linewidth, 103
one-atom, 111
optically pumped, 7, 102
photonic, see conventional
probe, 41
pulsed, 101, 107, 232
Q-switched , 107
quantum-dot, 11, 102
semiconductor, 71, 99, 101, 102, 108
semiconductor disk, 71, 102, 103, 163,
166, 212, 231, 232, 234
single-frequency, 103
solid-state, 101
spin-and-valley, 38
threshold-less, 102
THz, 236
ultra-low-threshold, 43, 102
ultra-short-pulse, 71, 102
whispering-gallery-mode, 44
Laser ablation, 216, 219, 223
Laser beam divergence, 173
Laser conditions, 68, 69
Laser cooling, 103
Laser cutting, 215, 216, 223
Laser diode (LD), 3, 68, 102, 170, 198
“green”, 102
low-threshold, 35, 238
quantum-dot, 11
Laser-induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
(LIBS), 107, 174, 175
Laser-induced Plasma Spectroscopy (LIPS),
107, 174
Laser pulse, 101, 107, 114
Laser rate equations, 69
Laser technology, 102
Laser theory, 102
Laser threshold, 69, 106, 198
Laser writing, 223
Lattice vibration, 159
Layertronic, 37
Lifetime, xxxiii
radiative, 149
Light cone, 74, 78
Light-emitting diode (LED), xxx, 3, 5, 12,
100, 217, 232, 236, 243
organic, 113
quantum-dot, xxxi, 2
quantum-dot (QLED), xxxi, 217
single-photon, see Single-photon source
(SPS)
Light–matter coupling, 19, 32, 38, 40–42,
62, 63, 76, 78, 109, 110, 115–117,
232, 237, 239, 240, 244, 245
Light–matter interactions, 1, 3, 19, 26, 30,
37, 39, 41, 42, 61, 65, 69, 71, 85, 101,
102, 112, 116, 135, 152, 188, 196,
197, 230, 232, 234, 236–239, 244
Linearity factor, 28, 156, 157
Linear polarisation
degree of, 157
Linear polarisation anisotropy, 37
Lithography, 215
optical, 214
Localisation, 188, 217
Longitudinal confinement factor (LCF), xxx,
106, 107
Low-dimensional structure, 69, 102, 188,
195, 229
Luminescence, 10, 40, 134, 155, 237
directional, 4
monolayer, 136
polariton, 62
Luminescence mapping, 139
Luminescence types, 141
Luminescence yield, 141, 220
M
M 2 , 171, 172
Macroscopic polarisation, 19, 66, 71, 74, 75,
77, 78
Magnetic field, 176
pulsed, 176
Magneto-optics, 176
Magnon–polariton, 22
Many-body Hamiltonian, 67
Matter–vacuum interface, 170
Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution function,
197
Maxwell–Boltzmann statistics, 196
Metal deposition, see metallisation
Metallisation, 215
259
L
Laser, xxx, 5, 12, 30, 31, 69, 77, 78, 84, 100–
103, 105, 108, 115, 133, 231, 234–
236
attenuated, 101
bosonic cascade, 63, 84
conventional, 63, 108
external-cavity, 102
fs-pulsed, see ultrashort-pulse
high-power, 102
high-repetition rate, 101
microcavity, 44
microdisk, 102
mode-locked, 104, 107
narrow-linewidth, 103
one-atom, 111
optically pumped, 7, 102
photonic, see conventional
probe, 41
pulsed, 101, 107, 232
Q-switched , 107
quantum-dot, 11, 102
semiconductor, 71, 99, 101, 102, 108
semiconductor disk, 71, 102, 103, 163,
166, 212, 231, 232, 234
single-frequency, 103
solid-state, 101
spin-and-valley, 38
threshold-less, 102
THz, 236
ultra-low-threshold, 43, 102
ultra-short-pulse, 71, 102
whispering-gallery-mode, 44
Laser ablation, 216, 219, 223
Laser beam divergence, 173
Laser conditions, 68, 69
Laser cooling, 103
Laser cutting, 215, 216, 223
Laser diode (LD), 3, 68, 102, 170, 198
“green”, 102
low-threshold, 35, 238
quantum-dot, 11
Laser-induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
(LIBS), 107, 174, 175
Laser-induced Plasma Spectroscopy (LIPS),
107, 174
Laser pulse, 101, 107, 114
Laser rate equations, 69
Laser technology, 102
Laser theory, 102
Laser threshold, 69, 106, 198
Laser writing, 223
Lattice vibration, 159
Layertronic, 37
Lifetime, xxxiii
radiative, 149
Light cone, 74, 78
Light-emitting diode (LED), xxx, 3, 5, 12,
100, 217, 232, 236, 243
organic, 113
quantum-dot, xxxi, 2
quantum-dot (QLED), xxxi, 217
single-photon, see Single-photon source
(SPS)
Light–matter coupling, 19, 32, 38, 40–42,
62, 63, 76, 78, 109, 110, 115–117,
232, 237, 239, 240, 244, 245
Light–matter interactions, 1, 3, 19, 26, 30,
37, 39, 41, 42, 61, 65, 69, 71, 85, 101,
102, 112, 116, 135, 152, 188, 196,
197, 230, 232, 234, 236–239, 244
Linearity factor, 28, 156, 157
Linear polarisation
degree of, 157
Linear polarisation anisotropy, 37
Lithography, 215
optical, 214
Localisation, 188, 217
Longitudinal confinement factor (LCF), xxx,
106, 107
Low-dimensional structure, 69, 102, 188,
195, 229
Luminescence, 10, 40, 134, 155, 237
directional, 4
monolayer, 136
polariton, 62
Luminescence mapping, 139
Luminescence types, 141
Luminescence yield, 141, 220
M
M 2 , 171, 172
Macroscopic polarisation, 19, 66, 71, 74, 75,
77, 78
Magnetic field, 176
pulsed, 176
Magneto-optics, 176
Magnon–polariton, 22
Many-body Hamiltonian, 67
Matter–vacuum interface, 170
Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution function,
197
Maxwell–Boltzmann statistics, 196
Metal deposition, see metallisation
Metallisation, 215