Title : 
On the “quantum nature of a strongly coupled single quantum dot-cavity system”
         
        
        
            Author_Institution : 
Dept. of Phys., Queen´´s Univ., Kingston, ON
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Recent measurements on the unique quantum nature of a single-quantum-dot strongly coupled to a photonic-crystal nanocavity highlight two apparent mysteries. Here we introduce and exploit a quantized medium-dependent theory to help explain these mysteries.
         
        
            Keywords : 
photonic crystals; quantum dots; quantum theory; photonic crystal nanocavity; quantized medium-dependent theory; quantum dot cavity system; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Excitons; Laser excitation; Optical devices; Physics; Position measurement; Quantum dot lasers; Quantum dots; (270.5580) Quantum electrodynamics; (350.4238) Nanophotonics and photonic crystals;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
San Jose, CA
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-55752-859-9