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Some electronic and optical properties of self-assembled quantum dots: asymmetries in a lens domain

The self-assembled quantum dot with lens domain has rotational symmetry but it is intrinsically asymmetric when the electron moves perpendicularly to its circular base, {\it i. e.} along the rotational axis. To characterize this asymmetry, an external electric field is applied along the positive or negative direction of the rotational axis. We report the different Stark shifts appearing in the spectra as a function of the field intensity for different lens domains. It is shown that for a flat lens domain the asymmetry effects decrease, but even for very flat lenses they can not be approximated by a cylindrical domain. Finally, some optical properties such as the dielectric constant and electroabsorption are studied. Signatures of the energy spectrum reveal in these quantities. The importance of considering the proper lens domain as long as the magnitude and direction field to tune a specific level transition is stressed.