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University of Central Florida

Quantum dots

2011

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Computational Study Of The Near Field Spontaneous Creation Of Photonic States Coupled To Few Level Systems, Sergio Tafur Jan 2011

Computational Study Of The Near Field Spontaneous Creation Of Photonic States Coupled To Few Level Systems, Sergio Tafur

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Models of the spontaneous emission and absorption of photons coupled to the electronic states of quantum dots, molecules, N-V (single nitrogen vacancy) centers in diamond, that can be modeled as artificial few level atoms, are important to the development of quantum computers and quantum networks. A quantum source modeled after an effective few level system is strongly dependent on the type and coupling strength the allowed transitions. These selection rules are subject to the Wigner-Eckert theorem which specifies the possible transitions during the spontaneous creation of a photonic state and its subsequent emission. The model presented in this dissertation describes …


Tunneling Conductance Characterization Of A Quantum Dot In The Fractional Quantum Hall Regime, Douglas E. Willard Jan 2011

Tunneling Conductance Characterization Of A Quantum Dot In The Fractional Quantum Hall Regime, Douglas E. Willard

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This work represents a first-principles calculation of the electron tunneling current into quantum dots in the fractional quantum Hall effect regime. The system under consideration consists of an idealized Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) tip and a quantum dot with disk geometry and interacting electrons in a transverse magnetic field. Within the context of this model the tunneling current between the STM tip and the dot is examined for spin-polarized electrons at and around a filling factor of 1/3. The current expression is based on a second-quantized Hamiltonian in which electrons in the dot are interacting, confined, and restricted to the …