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").