Solid-state color centers for single-photon generation

G Andrini, F Amanti, F Armani, V Bellani, V Bonaiuto… - Photonics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Single-photon sources are important for integrated photonics and quantum technologies,
and can be used in quantum key distribution, quantum computing, and sensing. Color …

All‐Epitaxial Self‐Assembly of Silicon Color Centers Confined Within Sub‐Nanometer Thin Layers Using Ultra‐Low Temperature Epitaxy

J Aberl, EP Navarrete, M Karaman… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Silicon‐based color‐centers (SiCCs) have recently emerged as quantum‐light sources that
can be combined with telecom‐range Si Photonics platforms. Unfortunately, using …

All epitaxial self-assembly of vertically-confined silicon color centers using ultra-low temperature epitaxy

J Aberl, EP Navarrete, M Karaman… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Silicon-based color-centers (SiCCs) have recently emerged as quantum-light sources that
can be combined with telecom-range Si Photonics platforms. Unfortunately, using current …

Programmable Activation of Quantum Emitters in High‐Purity Silicon with Focused Carbon Ion Beams

M Hollenbach, N Klingner, P Mazarov… - Advanced Quantum …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon implantation at the nanoscale is highly desired for the engineering of defect‐based
qubits in a variety of materials, including silicon, diamond, silicon carbide (SiC) and …

Advancements and challenges in strained group-IV-based optoelectronic materials stressed by ion beam treatment

MG Masteghin, BN Murdin, DA Duffy… - Journal of Physics …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
In this perspective article, we discuss the application of ion implantation to manipulate strain
(by either neutralizing or inducing compressive or tensile states) in suspended thin films …

Hopping of the center-of-mass of single G centers in silicon-on-insulator

A Durand, Y Baron, P Udvarhelyi, F Cache… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Among the wealth of single fluorescent defects recently detected in silicon, the G center
catches interest for its telecom single-photon emission that could be coupled to a metastable …