In this paper, we present calculations for different parameters of quantum dot infrared photodetectors. We considered a structure which includes quantum dots with large conduction-band-offset materials (GaN/AlGaN). Single band effective mass approximation has been applied in order to calculate the electronic structure. Throughout the modeling, we tried to consider the limiting factors which dec...

A new technique is presented which enables the fabrication of highly transparent Josephson junctions in combination with mesoscopic devices. We utilize a modified AFM tip to plough grooves into superconducting material, thus defining a weak link. This weak link is made within the su-perconducting split-gates, which are used to electrostatically form a conventional quantum dot and serves as a so...

Both single electron and hole quantum dot transistors in silicon-on-insulator were fabricated and characterized. The quantum dots were formed using electron-beam nanolithography and reactive ion etching. The single electron quantum dot transistors show the oscillation of the drain current as a function of the gate voltage at temperatures up to 170 K and drain biases up to 80 mV. The oscillation...

The dynamical response of InAs/GaAs quantum-dot microdisk lasers has been experimentally investigated using femtosecond optical pumping. Because surface recombination and carrier diffusion are suppressed in the quantum dots, the response speed of a quantum-dot microdisk laser is much faster than that of a quantum-well microdisk laser. A turn-on time as short as 7.8 ps has been achieved in a qua...

Semiconductor quantum dot superlattices consisting of arrays of quantum dots have shown great promise for a variety of device applications, including thermoelectric power generation and cooling. In this paper we theoretically investigate the effect of long-range order in a quantum dot array on its in-plane lattice thermal conductivity. It is demonstrated that the long-range order in a quantum d...

Within the last few years, quantum computation has developed into a truly interdisciplinary field involving the contributions of physicists, engineers, and computer scientists. There have been several experimental studies in order to find the proper physical realization of qubits to perform quantum computation. One of the most promising candidates for qubits is the spin state of the electrons, ...

Quantum Dash (QDash) SOAs are of interest as an alternative to quantum dot SOAs, since they have some dot-like properties and easier fabricate such operate in the 1550 nm region, albeit with longer gain recovery times range hundreds picoseconds. QDash-SOAs promising core component is optical subsystems for applications next generation coherent communications signal processing, which often invol...

We consider a distribution of conductance fluctuations in quantum dots with single channel leads and continuous level spectra and we demonstrate that it has a distinctly non-Gaussian shape and strong dependence on time-reversal symmetry, in contrast to an almost Gaussian distribution of conductances in a disordered metallic sample connected to a reservoir by broad multichannel leads. In the abs...