[en] At the beginning, we improved the three dimensional optical confinement of the micropillars. The quality factor of the pillars could be increased by the use of higher reflectivity mirrors and a matched V/III ratio for the different epitaxial layers. Hence, a record quality factor of about 90000 was achieved for an active micropillar with 26 (30) mirror pairs in the top (bottom) DBR and a diameter of 4 μm. In parallel to this, we made studies on the growth of self-assembled GaInAs quantum dots on GaAs substrates. Here, the nucleation of three dimensional islands as well as their optical properties were object of the investigation. The morphological properties of the dots were analyzed by transmission and scanning electron microscopy, and the optical properties were investigated by photoluminescence and photoreflectance measurements. The optical and particularly the morphological properties of the self-assembled GaInAs quantum dots were essentially improved. Due to a low strain nucleation layer with an indium content of 30 %, the dot density could be reduced to 6-9 x 10⁹ cm^-2 and their geometric dimensions were increased to typical lengths between 50 and 100 nm and widths of about 30 nm. The lattice mismatch between the quantum dots and the surrounding matrix is decreased due to the reduced indium content. The minimized strain during the dot growth leads to an enhanced migration length of the deposited atoms on the surface. Finally, the obtained findings of the MBE growth of microcavities, their fabrication and the self-assembled island growth of GaInAs on GaAs were used for the realization of further samples. Low strain GaInAs quantum dots were embedded into the microresonators. These structures allowed for the first time the observation of strong coupling between light and matter in a semiconductor. In case of the low strain quantum dots with enlarged dimensions in the strong coupling regime, a vacuum Rabi-splitting of about 140 μeV between the cavity mode and the exciton could be observed. A Rabi-splitting of about 60 μeV was measured for circular GaInAs dots with an indium content of 43 % and diameters between 20 and 25 nm. we could conclude an oscillator strength of approximately 40-50 for the enlarged quantum dot structures. In contrast to that, the slightly smaller dots with an indium content of 43 % only show an oscillator strength of about 15-20. Furthermore, doped microcavities were realized with regard to electrically driven devices. The investigated electrically driven mircocavities with embedded GaInAs quantum dots were operating in the weak coupling regime and showed a clear Purcell effect with a Purcell factor in resonance of about 10. Due to the use of enlarged GaInAs quantum dots, we were able to reach the strong coupling regime with a vacuum Rabi-splitting of 85 μeV also for electrically driven micropillars. (orig.)