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20242026
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15 papers

quant-ph2026

Engineering of Dual Wavelength, Polarization Selective Metalenses in Silicon Carbide

Xiaoying Huang, Ziwei Yang, Konosuke Shimazaki +7

Spin defects in silicon carbide (SiC) are promising candidates for integrated quantum photonics, offering long-lived spin states and near-infrared emission suitable for low-loss ph…

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…

cond-mat.mes-hall2026

Optical spin defect pairs in cubic boron nitride

Josiah E. Hsi, Islay O. Robertson, Abhijit Biswas +9

Room-temperature optically active solid-state spin defects are widely known to be useful in quantum sensing applications, however, only a select range of materials have been found…

physics.optics2026

Harnessing Non-Boltzmann Steady States in Lanthanide Nanocrystals for Mid-Infrared Optoelectronics

Xinyang Yu, Yin Huang, Karin Yamamura +15

Converting mid-infrared (MIR) radiation to visible or near-infrared wavelengths is essential for imaging and sensing, yet achieving sensitive, low-power, and scalable detection rem…

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…

physics.optics2026

Coupling nitrogen vacancy centers in silicon carbide to nanophotonic resonators

Ivan Zhigulin, Konosuke Shimazaki, Samuel M. Stephens +5

Silicon carbide (SiC) is a promising platform for scalable quantum technologies owing to its well-established, wafer-scale industrial processing. SiC also hosts a variety of optica…