Solid‐State Single‐Photon Sources: Recent Advances for Novel Quantum Materials

M Esmann, SC Wein… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In this review, the current landscape of emergent quantum materials for quantum photonic
applications is described. The review focuses on three specific solid‐state platforms: single …

Stark effect of blue quantum emitters in hexagonal boron nitride

I Zhigulin, J Horder, V Ivády, SJU White, A Gale, C Li… - Physical Review …, 2023 - APS
Inhomogeneous broadening is a major limitation for the application of quantum emitters in
hexagonal boron nitride to integrated quantum photonics. Here we demonstrate that so …

Two-photon interference from a quantum emitter in hexagonal boron nitride

C Fournier, S Roux, K Watanabe, T Taniguchi, S Buil… - Physical Review …, 2023 - APS
Recently discovered quantum emitters in 2D materials have opened new prospects for
integrated photonic devices for quantum information. Most of these applications require the …

Deterministic fabrication of a coupled cavity–emitter system in hexagonal boron nitride

M Nonahal, J Horder, A Gale, L Ding, C Li… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Light–matter interactions in optical cavities underpin many applications of integrated
quantum photonics. Among various solid-state platforms, hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) is …

Polarization dynamics of solid-state quantum emitters

A Kumar, C Samaner, C Cholsuk, T Matthes, S Paçal… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Quantum emitters in solid-state crystals have recently attracted a great deal of attention due
to their simple applicability in optical quantum technologies. The polarization of single …

Fundamentals and emerging optical applications of hexagonal boron nitride: a tutorial

C Su, E Janzen, M He, C Li, A Zettl… - Advances in Optics …, 2024 - opg.optica.org
Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), also known as white graphite, is a transparent layered
crystal with a wide bandgap. Its crystal structure resembles graphite, featuring layers …

Monolithic integration of single quantum emitters in hBN bullseye cavities

L Spencer, J Horder, S Kim, M Toth… - ACS Photonics, 2023 - ACS Publications
The ability of hexagonal boron nitride to host quantum emitters in the form of deep-level
color centers makes it an important material for quantum photonic applications. This work …

Investigating the fast spectral diffusion of a quantum emitter in hBN using resonant excitation and photon correlations

C Fournier, K Watanabe, T Taniguchi, J Barjon, S Buil… - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
The ability to identify and characterize homogeneous and inhomogeneous dephasing
processes is crucial in solid-state quantum optics. In particular, spectral diffusion leading to …

First-principles theory of the nitrogen interstitial in hBN: a plausible model for the blue emitter

Á Ganyecz, R Babar, Z Benedek, I Aharonovich… - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Color centers in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) have attracted considerable attention due to
their remarkable optical properties enabling robust room temperature photonics and …

Quantum sensing with optically accessible spin defects in van der Waals layered materials

HH Fang, XJ Wang, X Marie, HB Sun - Light: Science & Applications, 2024 - nature.com
Quantum sensing has emerged as a powerful technique to detect and measure physical and
chemical parameters with exceptional precision. One of the methods is to use optically …