Microcavities

Author(s)

    • Kavokin, Alexey

Bibliographic Information

Microcavities

Alexey V. Kavokin ... [et al.]

(Series on semiconductor science and technology, 16)(Oxford science publications)

Oxford University Press, 2011

Rev. ed

  • : pbk

Available at  / 6 libraries

Search this Book/Journal

Note

First published 2007

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Rapid development of microfabrication and assembly of nanostructures has opened up many opportunities to miniaturize structures that confine light, producing unusual and extremely interesting optical properties. This book addresses the large variety of optical phenomena taking place in confined solid state structures: microcavities. Realisations include planar and pillar microcavities, whispering gallery modes, and photonic crystals. The microcavities represent a unique laboratory for quantum optics and photonics. They exhibit a number of beautiful effects including lasing, superfluidity, superradiance, entanglement etc. Written by four practitioners strongly involved in experiments and theories of microcavities, it is addressed to any interested reader having a general physical background, but in particular to undergraduate and graduate students at physics faculties.

Table of Contents

  • 1. Overview of microcavities
  • 2. Classical description of light
  • 3. Quantum description of light
  • 4. Semi-classical description of light-matter coupling
  • 5. Quantum description of light-matter coupling in semiconductors
  • 6. Weak-coupling microcavities
  • 7. Strong coupling: resonant effects
  • 8. Strong coupling: polariton Bose condensation
  • 9. Spin and polarisation
  • Appendices
  • Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

Related Books: 1-2 of 2

Details

Page Top