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most citedQuantum Optics Applications of Hexagonal Boron Nitride Defects

39 citations · 117 across the 20 of their papers we have counts for

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physics.optics2026

Channeling defect emission through topological Jackiw-Rebbi states in hBN

Hugo Quard, Sergei Nedić, Nika Teran +4

When two photonic structures of different topology are joined, an optical mode appears at their junction. Its existence depends only on this topological difference and not on the p…

physics.optics2026

Twist-Reconfigurable van der Waals Moiré Photonic Crystals

Hugo Quard, Jiyun Kim, Anastasiia Zalogina +7

Moiré photonics has emerged as a fascinating concept to design and in situ control of the optical bands. Moiré enabled light localisation arises from the relative twist between per…

quant-ph2026

On chip, multifunctional quantum sensing using single spins in a van der Waals crystal

James Liddle-Wesolowski, Konosuke Shimazaki, Jiyun Kim +5

Nanoscale thermometry and magnetometry are in high demand across a wide range of scientific and technological applications. In this context, optically addressable spins in solids h…

physics.optics2026

Mid-Infrared Modulation of Quantum Emitters in Hexagonal Boron Nitride

Karin Yamamura, Xinyang Yu, Chaohao Chen +3

Single photon emitters (SPEs) are promising building blocks for practical devices in quantum technologies. Traditionally, these systems are excited using off-resonant visible light…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Twist-Controlled Modulation of Quantum Emitters in a Van der Waals Bilayer

Angus Gale, Seungjun Lee, Seungmin Park +7

Stacking and twisting two dimensional materials has garnered enormous attention across the condensed matter and the nanophotonic communities. The surge of interest stems from the e…

physics.optics2026

Deterministic integration of quantum emitters and optical cavities in a van der Waals crystal

James Liddle-Wesolowski, Otto Cranwell Schaeper, Nathan Coste +6

Single-photon emitters in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) combine bright optical emission with optically addressable spin states, offering a promising platform for integrated quantum…

physics.optics2026

Engineering and Tuning of high quality hexagonal boron nitride nanophotonic resonators

Otto Cranwell Schaeper, Angus Gale, Nathan Coste +4

Van der Waals materials are offering intriguing opportunities as building blocks for advanced quantum information technologies and integrated quantum photonic systems. Critical to…

quant-ph2025

Tip-enhanced quantum-sensing spectroscopy for bright and reconfigurable solid-state single-photon emitters

Hyeongwoo Lee, Taeyoung Moon, Hyeonmin Oh +5

Atom-like defects in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) provide room-temperature single-photon emission and coherent spin states, making them attractive for quantum-computing and -sensi…

physics.optics2025

Visible Integrated Photonics with Tantalum Pentoxide

Sergei Nedić, Angus Gale, Hugo Quard +3

Developing chip-scale photonic platforms for the visible spectrum is essential for translating next-generation optical technologies. Here, we demonstrate that tantalum pentoxide Ta…

physics.app-ph2025★ 29 cited

Room-Temperature High-Purity Single Photon Emission from Carbon-Doped Boron Nitride Thin Films

Arka Chatterjee, Abhijit Biswas, Addis S. Fuhr +5

Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) has emerged as an excellent host material for generating room temperature single photons exhibiting high brightness and spin-photon entanglement. Howe…

physics.optics2025★ 1 cited

Valley optoelectronics based on meta-waveguide photodetectors

Chi Li, Kaijian Xing, Wenhao Zhai +10

In transition metal dichalcogenides, the valley degree of freedom directly couples valley-polarised excitons - excited by circularly polarised light - to valley-dependent chiral ph…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Quantum Emitters in Flux Grown hBN

Evan Williams, Angus Gale, Jake Horder +3

Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) is an emerging material for use in quantum technologies, hosting bright and stable single photon emitters (SPEs). The B-center is one promising SPE in…

physics.optics2025

Quantum Emitters in Rhombohedral Boron Nitride

Angus Gale, Mehran Kianinia, Jake Horder +8

Rhombohedral boron nitride (rBN) is an emerging wide-bandgap van der Waals (vdW) material that combines strong second-order nonlinear optical properties with the structural flexibi…

physics.optics2025★ 1 cited

A Van der Waals Moiré Bilayer Photonic Crystal Cavity

Lesley Spencer, Nathan Coste, Xueqi Ni +9

Enhancing light-matter interactions with photonic structures is critical in classical and quantum nanophotonics. Recently, Moiré twisted bilayer optical materials have been propose…

quant-ph2025

Generation of narrowband quantum emitters in hBN with optically addressable spins

Benjamin Whitefield, Helen Zhi Jie Zeng, James Liddle-Wesolowski +8

Electron spins coupled with optical transitions in solids stand out as a promising platform for developing spin-based quantum technologies. Recently, hexagonal boron nitride (hBN)…

physics.optics2025

Electrical Generation of Colour Centres in Hexagonal Boron Nitride

Ivan Zhigulin, Gyuna Park, Karin Yamamura +5

Defects in wide band gap crystals have emerged as a promising platform for hosting colour centres that enable quantum photonic applications. Among these, hexagonal boron nitride (h…

physics.optics2025★ 1 cited

An Inverse Design Wavelength Demultiplexer for On-Chip Photoluminescence Sorting in TMDC Heterostructures

Anastasiia Zalogina, Chi Li, Ivan Zhigulin +7

Emerging two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) offer a promising platform for on-chip integrated photonics because of their unique optical and electronic propert…

quant-ph2024★ 39 cited

Quantum Optics Applications of Hexagonal Boron Nitride Defects

Aslı Çakan, Chanaprom Cholsuk, Angus Gale +6

Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) has emerged as a compelling platform for both classical and quantum technologies. In particular, the past decade has witnessed a surge of novel ideas…

quant-ph2024

Decoherence of Quantum Emitters in hexagonal Boron Nitride

Jake Horder, Dominic Scognamiglio, Nathan Coste +6

Coherent quantum emitters are a central resource for advanced quantum technologies. Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) hosts a range of quantum emitters that can be engineered using tec…

cond-mat.mes-hall2023★ 13 cited

Room temperature electroluminescence from isolated colour centres in van der Waals semiconductors

Gyuna Park, Ivan Zhigulin, Hoyoung Jung +7

Defects in wide bandgap semiconductors have recently emerged as promising candidates for solid-state quantum optical technologies. Electrical excitation of emitters may pave the wa…

cond-mat.mes-hall2015★ 33 cited

Photoluminescence from voids created by femtosecond laser pulses inside cubic-BN

R. Buividas, I. Aharonovich, G. Seniutinas +5

Photoluminescence (PL) from femtosecond laser modified regions inside cubic-boron nitride (c-BN) was measured under UV and visible light excitation. Bright PL at the red spectral r…