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Index
Polariton lasing, 83
Polariton–polariton interactions, 83
Polariton router, 115
Polariton switch, 115
Polariton transistor, 115
Polariton trap, 117, 176
Polaron, 28
Polaron formation, 35, 78
Potential barrier, 190
Potential landscape, 195
Pulse characterisation, 147
Pumping
continuum, see above-band excitation
resonant, see resonant excitation
Purcell effect, 43, 67, 109, 110, 112, 239
Q
Quality factor (Q), xxxi, xxxiii, 43, 62, 117
Quantisation, 188, 192, 199
Quantum bit (qubit), xxxi, 9, 63, 66, 85, 100,
112, 236
Quantum box, 193
Quantum cascade laser (QCL), xxxi, 2, 3,
193, 199
THz, 12
Quantum communication, 99
Quantum computation, 99
Quantum-confined Stark effect (QCSE),
xxxi, 83
Quantum confinement, 69, 229
Quantum coupling, 195
Quantum droplets, 71
Quantum electrodynamics (QED), 22
Quantum emitter, 3, 21, 43, 62, 71, 81, 100,
101, 104, 110–115, 117, 232, 244
room-temperature, 113
Quantum fluid, 110, 196
Quantum information processing, 7, 99, 202
Quantum materials, 19, 197, 202, 230, 232,
234
Quantum optics, 61, 80, 81, 99, 109, 229,
232, 234, 236
Quantum physics, 229
Quantum structures, 1–3, 11, 13, 43, 61, 68,
99, 102, 134, 135, 146, 151, 187, 188,
191, 196–198, 202, 215, 230–233
Quantum technologies, 1, 3, 11, 17, 21, 63,
99, 101, 115, 196, 202, 229, 233, 236,
237
first generation, 3, 12, 100
photonic, 12, 112
second generation, 2, 12, 99, 100
Quantum wells
coupled, 193
Quantum yield (QY), xxxi, 39
R
Rabi-flopping, 76, 149
Rabi frequency, xxxiii
Rabi oscillations, 62, 79, 84, 109, 148, 153,
155, 236, 237
quantum, 65
Rabi splitting, 40, 62, 80, 81, 109, 153
vacuum, 110
Radiation pattern, 76
Radiation profile, 168, 172
Radiative decay, 75
Raman mode, 160
monolayer, 159
Raman shift, 28, 29
Raman spectroscopy, 4, 6, 159
micro-, 160
surface-enhanced, 36, 218, 231, 242
Rayleigh line, 159
Reactive-ion etching, 215
Recombination
non-radiative, 80
Reflectance, 134, 152
Reflection, 75
Refraction
nonlinear, 105–107, 164
Refraction coefficient
nonlinear, see Nonlinear refractive index
Refractive index, xxxii, 161
intensity-independent, 163
nonlinear, 162, 163
total, 163
Relative intensity noise (RIN), 149
Reservoir state, 148
Resist, see Photoresist
Resolution
lateral, 135
momentum, 135
spatial, 135, 138, 140
spectral, 135, 138, 140, 147, 168
temporal, 135, 141, 143, 146, 147
Resonant Raman effect, 160
Resonant tunneling diode, 115
Reststrahlenbande, 27, 74, 75
S
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), xxxi,
21, 44, 215, 224
Index
Polariton lasing, 83
Polariton–polariton interactions, 83
Polariton router, 115
Polariton switch, 115
Polariton transistor, 115
Polariton trap, 117, 176
Polaron, 28
Polaron formation, 35, 78
Potential barrier, 190
Potential landscape, 195
Pulse characterisation, 147
Pumping
continuum, see above-band excitation
resonant, see resonant excitation
Purcell effect, 43, 67, 109, 110, 112, 239
Q
Quality factor (Q), xxxi, xxxiii, 43, 62, 117
Quantisation, 188, 192, 199
Quantum bit (qubit), xxxi, 9, 63, 66, 85, 100,
112, 236
Quantum box, 193
Quantum cascade laser (QCL), xxxi, 2, 3,
193, 199
THz, 12
Quantum communication, 99
Quantum computation, 99
Quantum-confined Stark effect (QCSE),
xxxi, 83
Quantum confinement, 69, 229
Quantum coupling, 195
Quantum droplets, 71
Quantum electrodynamics (QED), 22
Quantum emitter, 3, 21, 43, 62, 71, 81, 100,
101, 104, 110–115, 117, 232, 244
room-temperature, 113
Quantum fluid, 110, 196
Quantum information processing, 7, 99, 202
Quantum materials, 19, 197, 202, 230, 232,
234
Quantum optics, 61, 80, 81, 99, 109, 229,
232, 234, 236
Quantum physics, 229
Quantum structures, 1–3, 11, 13, 43, 61, 68,
99, 102, 134, 135, 146, 151, 187, 188,
191, 196–198, 202, 215, 230–233
Quantum technologies, 1, 3, 11, 17, 21, 63,
99, 101, 115, 196, 202, 229, 233, 236,
237
first generation, 3, 12, 100
photonic, 12, 112
second generation, 2, 12, 99, 100
Quantum wells
coupled, 193
Quantum yield (QY), xxxi, 39
R
Rabi-flopping, 76, 149
Rabi frequency, xxxiii
Rabi oscillations, 62, 79, 84, 109, 148, 153,
155, 236, 237
quantum, 65
Rabi splitting, 40, 62, 80, 81, 109, 153
vacuum, 110
Radiation pattern, 76
Radiation profile, 168, 172
Radiative decay, 75
Raman mode, 160
monolayer, 159
Raman shift, 28, 29
Raman spectroscopy, 4, 6, 159
micro-, 160
surface-enhanced, 36, 218, 231, 242
Rayleigh line, 159
Reactive-ion etching, 215
Recombination
non-radiative, 80
Reflectance, 134, 152
Reflection, 75
Refraction
nonlinear, 105–107, 164
Refraction coefficient
nonlinear, see Nonlinear refractive index
Refractive index, xxxii, 161
intensity-independent, 163
nonlinear, 162, 163
total, 163
Relative intensity noise (RIN), 149
Reservoir state, 148
Resist, see Photoresist
Resolution
lateral, 135
momentum, 135
spatial, 135, 138, 140
spectral, 135, 138, 140, 147, 168
temporal, 135, 141, 143, 146, 147
Resonant Raman effect, 160
Resonant tunneling diode, 115
Reststrahlenbande, 27, 74, 75
S
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), xxxi,
21, 44, 215, 224