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Index
Metal-organic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD), see Metal-organic
vapour-phase epitaxy (MOVPE)
Metal-organic
vapour-phase
epitaxy
(MOVPE), xxx, 209
Microcavity, 32, 35, 38, 40–43, 61–63, 65,
76, 80–82, 85, 100, 101, 108–110,
112, 116–118, 148, 152, 167, 176,
188, 195, 197–199, 202, 224, 232,
234, 236–240, 243–245
in-plane, 142, 224
optical, 148
Microcavity effect, 163
Microdisk, 44, 102
Micro-electroluminescence (µEL), xxx
Microlaser, 21, 40, 44
Micro-LIPS, see LIPS microscope
Micro-photoluminescence (µPL), xxx
Micropillar, 102, 195
Microresonator, 194
open-cavity, 245
optical, 200, 232, 244
planar, 195
Microscope, 138, 158
confocal, 137, 159, 170
conventional, 136
home-built, 136
inverted, 136
LIPS, 174, 175
Raman, 159
Microscope objective (MO), xxx, 137
Microscopic polarisation, 67, 73, 78
Microscopy, 133, 135
confocal, 137
differential-interference-contrast, 134
digital holographic, 134
electron, 134
fluorescence, 107
light-sheet, 134
multi-photon, 107, 134
optical, 133, 135, 144
Raman, 133
super-resolution, 107
Microsphere, 44
Miniaturisation, 187, 202
Miniband, 193
Moiré landscape/pattern, 32, 34, 36, 154,
193, 238, 241, 242
Moiré minibands, 20, 34
Moiré states, 20, 36, 116, 145, 146, 154, 242
Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), xxx, 11,
209, 211, 212
Monitoring, 135
Monolayer
suspended, 28
Monolayer transfer, 138
Mott density, 28, 198
Mott-insulation, 20
Mott transition, 70, 157
Multi-excitons, 25
N
Nanocrystals, 7, 9, 217
Nanoelectronics, 21, 100, 202
Nanofibre, 195
Nanolaser, 19, 43, 62, 64, 102, 200
Nanomaterials, 1–4, 9, 10, 13, 36, 135, 230–
233, 240, 243
Nanoneedle, 195
Nanoparticles, 36, 174, 187, 214, 216–219,
223, 230, 234, 243, 244
core–shell, 202
gold, 217, 218, 231, 242
Nanophotonics, 11, 20, 199, 232, 234, 239,
244
Nanoprinting, 107
Nanotechnology, 229
Near-field (NF), xxx
Neuromorphic computation, 12
Neuromorphic transistor, 12, 202
Nonclassical light, 11, 109, 111–113
deterministic, 3
Nonlinear crystal, 147, 162, 165, 166
Nonlinear lensing, 161–163, 231, 234, 235
Nonlinear optics, 8, 9, 40, 105, 151, 161, 232,
243
Numerical aperture (NA), xxx
O
O’Donnell model, 157
1D exciton, 117
Optical communication, 202
Optical computing, 202
Optical contrast, 160
Optical control, 136, 137
Optical cryostat, 137
Optical dispersion, 18, 28, 35, 78, 152, 155,
168, 170
Optical gating, 147
Optical phonon, 157
Optical rectification, 162, 164
Optical sensing, 107
Optical spectroscopy, 107
Optical transition, 156
Optical tweezers, 107
Index
Metal-organic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD), see Metal-organic
vapour-phase epitaxy (MOVPE)
Metal-organic
vapour-phase
epitaxy
(MOVPE), xxx, 209
Microcavity, 32, 35, 38, 40–43, 61–63, 65,
76, 80–82, 85, 100, 101, 108–110,
112, 116–118, 148, 152, 167, 176,
188, 195, 197–199, 202, 224, 232,
234, 236–240, 243–245
in-plane, 142, 224
optical, 148
Microcavity effect, 163
Microdisk, 44, 102
Micro-electroluminescence (µEL), xxx
Microlaser, 21, 40, 44
Micro-LIPS, see LIPS microscope
Micro-photoluminescence (µPL), xxx
Micropillar, 102, 195
Microresonator, 194
open-cavity, 245
optical, 200, 232, 244
planar, 195
Microscope, 138, 158
confocal, 137, 159, 170
conventional, 136
home-built, 136
inverted, 136
LIPS, 174, 175
Raman, 159
Microscope objective (MO), xxx, 137
Microscopic polarisation, 67, 73, 78
Microscopy, 133, 135
confocal, 137
differential-interference-contrast, 134
digital holographic, 134
electron, 134
fluorescence, 107
light-sheet, 134
multi-photon, 107, 134
optical, 133, 135, 144
Raman, 133
super-resolution, 107
Microsphere, 44
Miniaturisation, 187, 202
Miniband, 193
Moiré landscape/pattern, 32, 34, 36, 154,
193, 238, 241, 242
Moiré minibands, 20, 34
Moiré states, 20, 36, 116, 145, 146, 154, 242
Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), xxx, 11,
209, 211, 212
Monitoring, 135
Monolayer
suspended, 28
Monolayer transfer, 138
Mott density, 28, 198
Mott-insulation, 20
Mott transition, 70, 157
Multi-excitons, 25
N
Nanocrystals, 7, 9, 217
Nanoelectronics, 21, 100, 202
Nanofibre, 195
Nanolaser, 19, 43, 62, 64, 102, 200
Nanomaterials, 1–4, 9, 10, 13, 36, 135, 230–
233, 240, 243
Nanoneedle, 195
Nanoparticles, 36, 174, 187, 214, 216–219,
223, 230, 234, 243, 244
core–shell, 202
gold, 217, 218, 231, 242
Nanophotonics, 11, 20, 199, 232, 234, 239,
244
Nanoprinting, 107
Nanotechnology, 229
Near-field (NF), xxx
Neuromorphic computation, 12
Neuromorphic transistor, 12, 202
Nonclassical light, 11, 109, 111–113
deterministic, 3
Nonlinear crystal, 147, 162, 165, 166
Nonlinear lensing, 161–163, 231, 234, 235
Nonlinear optics, 8, 9, 40, 105, 151, 161, 232,
243
Numerical aperture (NA), xxx
O
O’Donnell model, 157
1D exciton, 117
Optical communication, 202
Optical computing, 202
Optical contrast, 160
Optical control, 136, 137
Optical cryostat, 137
Optical dispersion, 18, 28, 35, 78, 152, 155,
168, 170
Optical gating, 147
Optical phonon, 157
Optical rectification, 162, 164
Optical sensing, 107
Optical spectroscopy, 107
Optical transition, 156
Optical tweezers, 107