"VM Ustinov is Head of Laboratory at A.F.Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences and has been awarded various prizes: State Prize of the Russian Federation in Science and Technology (2001), Outstanding Scientist Award (Russia 1999, 2001), Grand prize of the International Academic Publishing Company ""Nauka/Interperiodica"" for the best series of publications (2000 - ""III-V heterostructures with quantum dots: fabrication methods, physical properties, and use in laser diodes""), Award of Russian Science Support Foundation (2001, 2002), Award of A.F.Ioffe institute for the best research work (2001, 2002). AE Zhukov is a Senior Researcher at A.F.Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences and has been awarded various prizes: Outstanding Young Scientist Award (Russia 1999, 2001), Grand prize of the International Academic Publishing Company ""Nauka/Interperiodica"" for the best series of publications (2000 - ""III-V heterostructures with quantum dots: fabrication methods, physical properties, and use in laser diodes""), Award of Russian Science Support Foundation (2001, 2002), Award of A.F.Ioffe institute for the best research work (2001). AY Egorov is a Senior Researcher at A.F.Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences. NA Maleev is a Senior Researcher at A.F.Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences and in 2000 was awarded the Grand prize of the International Academic Publishing Company ""Nauka/Interperiodica"" for the best series of publications (""III-V heterostructures with quantum dots: fabrication methods, physical properties, and use in laser diodes"")."
The authors are undoubted experts and pioneers in the field * Maurice Skolnick, University of Sheffield *