Semiconductor Theory

We describe the nonlinear optical dynamics in tailored quantum dots, quantum wells and bulk semiconductors.

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On‐Demand Indistinguishable and Entangled Photons Using Tailored Cavity Designs
D. Bauch, D. Siebert, K. Jöns, J. Förstner, S. Schumacher, Advanced Quantum Technologies (2023).
Ultrafast electric control of cavity mediated single-photon and photon-pair generation with semiconductor quantum dots
D. Bauch, D.F. Heinze, J. Förstner, K. Jöns, S. Schumacher, Physical Review B 104 (2021) 085308.
Optoelectronic sampling of ultrafast electric transients with single quantum dots
A. Widhalm, S. Krehs, D. Siebert, N.L. Sharma, T. Langer, B. Jonas, D. Reuter, A. Thiede, J. Förstner, A. Zrenner, Applied Physics Letters 119 (2021) 181109.
Electrically controlled rapid adiabatic passage in a single quantum dot
A. Mukherjee, A. Widhalm, D. Siebert, S. Krehs, N. Sharma, A. Thiede, D. Reuter, J. Förstner, A. Zrenner, Applied Physics Letters 116 (2020) 251103.
Ultrafast electric phase control of a single exciton qubit
A. Widhalm, A. Mukherjee, S. Krehs, N. Sharma, P. Kölling, A. Thiede, D. Reuter, J. Förstner, A. Zrenner, Applied Physics Letters 112 (2018) 111105.
Fabrication and characterization of two-dimensional cubic AlN photonic crystal membranes containing zincblende GaN quantum dots
S. Blumenthal, M. Bürger, A. Hildebrandt, J. Förstner, N. Weber, C. Meier, D. Reuter, D.J. As, Physica Status Solidi (c) 13 (2016) 292–296.
Robust Population Inversion by Polarization Selective Pulsed Excitation
D. Mantei, J. Förstner, S. Gordon, Y.A. Leier, A.K. Rai, D. Reuter, A.D. Wieck, A. Zrenner, Scientific Reports 5 (2015) 10313.
Whispering gallery modes in zinc-blende AlN microdisks containing non-polar GaN quantum dots
M. Bürger, M. Ruth, S. Declair, J. Förstner, C. Meier, D.J. As, Applied Physics Letters 102 (2013) 081105.
Cubic GaN quantum dots embedded in zinc-blende AlN microdisks
M. Bürger, R.M. Kemper, C.A. Bader, M. Ruth, S. Declair, C. Meier, J. Förstner, D.J. As, Journal of Crystal Growth 378 (2013) 287–290.
Photonic crystal waveguides intersection for resonant quantum dot optical spectroscopy detection
X. Song, S. Declair, T. Meier, A. Zrenner, J. Förstner, Optics Express 20 (2012) 14130–14136.
Cavity-assisted emission of polarization-entangled photons from biexcitons in quantum dots with fine-structure splitting
S. Schumacher, J. Förstner, A. Zrenner, M. Florian, C. Gies, P. Gartner, F. Jahnke, Optics Express 20 (2012) 5335–5342.
Intensity dependence of optically-induced injection currents in semiconductor quantum wells
M. Pochwala, H.T. Duc, J. Förstner, T. Meier, in: CLEO:2011 - Laser Applications to Photonic Applications, Optical Society of America, 2011.
Simulation of Mutual Coupling of Photonic Crystal Cavity Modes and Semiconductor Quantum Dots
S. Declair, X. Song, T. Meier, J. Förstner, in: THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP 2011, AIP, 2011, pp. 123–125.
Electron g-factor anisotropy in symmetric (110)-oriented GaAs quantum wells
J. Hübner, S. Kunz, S. Oertel, D. Schuh, M. Pochwała, H.T. Duc, J. Förstner, T. Meier, M. Oestreich, Physical Review B 84 (2011) 041301(R).
Injection currents in (110)-oriented GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wells: recent progress in theory and experiment
H.T. Duc, M. Pochwala, J. Förstner, T. Meier, S. Priyadarshi, A.M. Racu, K. Pierz, U. Siegner, M. Bieler, in: K.-T. Tsen, J.-J. Song, M. Betz, A.Y. Elezzabi (Eds.), Ultrafast Phenomena in Semiconductors and Nanostructure Materials XV, SPIE, 2011.
Intensity-dependent ultrafast dynamics of injection currents in unbiased GaAs quantum wells
M. Pochwała, H.T. Duc, J. Förstner, T. Meier, Physica Status Solidi (RRL) - Rapid Research Letters 5 (2011) 119–121.
Oscillatory excitation energy dependence of injection currents in GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wells
H. Thanh Duc, J. Förstner, T. Meier, S. Priyadarshi, A.M. Racu, K. Pierz, U. Siegner, M. Bieler, Physica Status Solidi (c) 8 (2011) 1137–1140.
Method for transmission of information about polarization state of photons to stationary system
J. Förstner, D. Mantei, S.M. de Vasconcellos, A. Zrenner, (2011).
Phonon-assisted decoherence and tunneling in quantum dot molecules
A. Grodecka-Grad, J. Förstner, Physica Status Solidi (C) 8 (2011) 1125–1128.
Microscopic theoretical analysis of optically generated injection currents in semiconductor quantum wells
H.T. Duc, J. Förstner, T. Meier, in: J.-J. Song, K.-T. Tsen, M. Betz, A.Y. Elezzabi (Eds.), Ultrafast Phenomena in Semiconductors and Nanostructure Materials XIV, SPIE, 2010, pp. 76000S-76000S–9.
Tuning quantum-dot based photonic devices with liquid crystals
K.A. Piegdon, S. Declair, J. Förstner, T. Meier, H. Matthias, M. Urbanski, H.-S. Kitzerow, D. Reuter, A.D. Wieck, A. Lorke, C. Meier, Optics Express 18 (2010).
Reversal of Coherently Controlled Ultrafast Photocurrents by Band Mixing in Undoped GaAs Quantum Wells
S. Priyadarshi, A.M. Racu, K. Pierz, U. Siegner, M. Bieler, H.T. Duc, J. Förstner, T. Meier, Physical Review Letters 104 (2010).
Self-assembled quantum dots in a liquid-crystal-tunable microdisk resonator
K.A. Piegdon, M. Offer, A. Lorke, M. Urbanski, A. Hoischen, H.-S. Kitzerow, S. Declair, J. Förstner, T. Meier, D. Reuter, A.D. Wieck, C. Meier, Physica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures 42 (2010) 2552–2555.
Modeling excitonic line shapes in weakly disordered semiconductor nanostructures
I. Kuznetsova, N. Gőgh, J. Förstner, T. Meier, S.T. Cundiff, I. Varga, P. Thomas, Physical Review B 81 (2010).
Theory of phonon-mediated relaxation in doped quantum dot molecules
A. Grodecka-Grad, J. Förstner, Physical Review B 81 (2010).
Phonon-mediated relaxation in doped quantum dot molecules
A. Grodecka-Grad, J. Förstner, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 245 (2010).
Generation of injection currents in (110)-oriented GaAs quantum wells: experimental observation and development of a microscopic theory
M. Bieler, K. Pierz, U. Siegner, P. Dawson, H.T. Duc, J. Förstner, T. Meier, in: K.-T. Tsen, J.-J. Song, M. Betz, A.Y. Elezzabi (Eds.), Ultrafast Phenomena in Semiconductors and Nanostructure Materials XIII, SPIE, 2009, pp. 721404-721404–13.
Indirect Dephasing Channel for Optically Controlled Spin in a Single Quantum Dot
A. Grodecka, P. Machnikowski, J. Förstner, in: Advances in Optical Sciences Congress, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2009), 2009.
Theoretical study of phononassisted singlet-singlet relaxation in two-electron semiconductor quantum dot molecules
A. Grodecka, P. Machnikowski, J. Förstner, Physica Status Solidi (C) 6 (2008) 474–478.
Transition between different coherent light–matter interaction regimes analyzed by phase-resolved pulse propagation
T.H. zu Siederdissen, N.C. Nielsen, J. Kuhl, M. Schaarschmidt, J. Förstner, A. Knorr, G. Khitrova, H.M. Gibbs, S.W. Koch, H. Giessen, Optics Letters 30 (2008).
Phonon-assisted tunneling between singlet states in two-electron quantum dot molecules
A. Grodecka, P. Machnikowski, J. Förstner, Physical Review B 78 (2008).
Theory of ultrafast nonlinear optics of Coulomb-coupled semiconductor quantum dots: Rabi oscillations and pump-probe spectra
J. Danckwerts, K.J. Ahn, J. Förstner, A. Knorr, Physical Review B 73 (2006) 165318-165318–18.
Interplay of electron-phonon and Coulomb interaction in semiconductor quantum dots
J. Förstner, A. Knorr, J.V. Moloney, Physica Status Solidi (C) 3 (2006) 2389–2392.
Phase Evolution of Solitonlike Optical Pulses during Excitonic Rabi Flopping in a Semiconductor
N.C. Nielsen, T.H. zu Siederdissen, J. Kuhl, M. Schaarschmidt, J. Förstner, A. Knorr, H. Giessen, Physical Review Letters 94 (2005).
Quantum information processing using Coulomb-coupled quantum dots
J. Danckwerts, J. Förstner, A. Knorr, in: AIP Conference Proceedings, AIP, 2005.
Ultrafast electron-phonon interaction of intersubband transitions: Quantum kinetics from adiabatic following to Rabi-oscillations
S. Butscher, J. Förstner, I. Waldmüller, A. Knorr, Physical Review B 72 (2005) 045314-045314–4.
Light Propagation and Many-Particle Effects in Semiconductor Nanostructures
J. Förstner, Light Propagation and Many-Particle Effects in Semiconductor Nanostructures, 2004.
Linear and nonlinear pulse propagation in a multiple-quantum-well photonic crystal
N.C. Nielsen, J. Kuhl, M. Schaarschmidt, J. Förstner, A. Knorr, S.W. Koch, G. Khitrova, H.M. Gibbs, H. Giessen, Physical Review B 70 (2004).
Temporal phase evolution during excitonic Rabi flopping in semiconductors
T. Höner zu Siederdissen, N.C. Nielsen, J. Kuhl, J. Förstner, A. Knorr, H. Giessen, in: International Quantum Electronics Conference and Photonic Applications Systems Technologies, OSA, 2004.
Nonlinear light pulse propagation in Bragg-periodic multiple semiconductor quantum well samples: ultrafast switching of a resonant photonic band gap
M. Schaarschmidt, J. Förstner, A. Knorr, J.P. Prineas, N.C. Nielsen, J. Kuhl, G. Kithrova, H.M. Gibbs, H. Giessen, S.W. Koch, in: Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/International Quantum Electronics Conference and Photonic Applications Systems Technologies, OSA, 2004.
Self-consistent Projection Operator Theory of Intersubband Absorbance in Semiconductor Quantum Wells
I. Waldmüller, J. Förstner, A. Knorr, in: K. Morawetz (Ed.), Nonequilibrium Physics at Short Time Scales, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2004.
Polaron signatures in the line shape of semiconductor ;intersubband transitions: quantum kinetics of the electron–phonon interaction
S. Butscher, J. Förstner, I. Waldmüller, A. Knorr, Physica Status Solidi (B) 241 (2004) R49–R51.
Adiabatically driven electron dynamics in a resonant photonic band gap: Optical switching of a Bragg periodic semiconductor
M. Schaarschmidt, J. Förstner, A. Knorr, J.P. Prineas, N.C. Nielsen, J. Kuhl, G. Khitrova, H.M. Gibbs, H. Giessen, S.W. Koch, Physical Review B 70 (2004).
Phonon-Assisted Damping of Rabi Oscillations in Semiconductor Quantum Dots
J. Förstner, C. Weber, J. Danckwerts, A. Knorr, Physical Review Letters 91 (2003) 127401.
Self-induced transparency in InGaAs quantum dot waveguides
S. Schneider, P. Borri, W. Langbein, U. Woggon, J. Förstner, A. Knorr, R.L. Sellin, D. Ouyang, D. Bimberg, Physica Status Solidi (C) 0 (2003) 1548–1551.
Phonon-induced damping of Rabi oscillations in semiconductor quantum dots
J. Förstner, C. Weber, J. Danckwerts, A. Knorr, Physica Status Solidi (B) 238 (2003) 419–422.
Damping of electron density Rabi-oscillations and self-induced-transparency in semiconductor quantum dots
J. Förstner, C. Weber, J. Danckwerts, A. Knorr, in: Postconference Digest Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS., IEEE, 2003.
Correlated influence of carrier-carrier/carrier-phonon interaction and radiative damping on semiconductor intersubband transitions
I. Waldmuller, J. Förstner, A. Knorr, M. Woerner, K. Reimann, R.A. Kaindl, R. Hey, K.H. Ploog, in: Postconference Digest Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS., IEEE, 2003.
Self-induced transparency in InGaAs quantum-dot waveguides
S. Schneider, P. Borri, W. Langbein, U. Woggon, J. Förstner, A. Knorr, R.L. Sellin, D. Ouyang, D. Bimberg, Applied Physics Letters 83 (2003) 3668–3670.
Pulse propagation in Bragg-resonant multiple quantum wells: from pulse breakup to compression
N.C. Nielsen, J. Kuhl, M. Schaarschmidt, J. Förstner, A. Knorr, S.W. Koch, H.M. Gibbs, G. Khitrova, H. Giessen, Physica Status Solidi (C) 0 (2003) 1484–1487.
Theory of the lineshape of quantum well intersubband transitions: optical dephasing and light propagation effects
I. Waldmüller, M. Woerner, J. Förstner, A. Knorr, Physica Status Solidi (B) 238 (2003) 474–477.
Theory of ultrafast dynamics and lineshape of semiconductor quantum well intersubband emitters
I. Waldmüller, J. Förstner, A. Knorr, in: Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals and Applications, OSA, 2002.
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