Topological photonics is a rapidly emerging field of research in which geometrical and
topological ideas are exploited to design and control the behavior of light. Drawing …

The control of electrons at the level of the elementary charge e was demonstrated
experimentally already in the 1980s. Ever since, the production of an electrical current ef, or …

The goal of this paper is to review in brief the basic physics of single-election devices, as
well as their-current and prospective applications. These devices based on the controllable …

This paper presents an experimental demonstration of a basic cell of the quantum-dot
cellular automata, a transistorless approach to computation that addresses the issues of …

When sufficient electrical power P is dissipated in a thin metal film at millikelvin
temperatures, the electrons can be driven far out of thermal equilibrium with the phonons …

The assembly of hybrid nanophotonic devices from different fundamental photonic entities—
such as single molecules, nanocrystals, semiconductor quantum dots, nanowires and metal …

The ongoing miniaturization of solid state devices often leads to the question:“How small
can we make resistors, transistors, etc., without changing the way they work?” The question …

We have designed and operated a device consisting of three nanoscale tunnel junctions
biased below the Coulomb gap. Phase shifted rf voltages of frequency f applied to two …

In this introductory chapter several basic concepts, relevant for mesoscopic electron
transport, will be described. The aim is to provide a basis for several of the following …

We have measured dc transport through a GaAs/AlGaAs quantum dot in the presence of a
microwave signal of frequency f. We find features related to the photon energy hf whose …