3 papers
quant-ph2026
L-band single-photon generation from a cavity-coupled silicon C-center
Carolina Crosta, Kyu-Young Kim, Purbita Purkayastha +7
Monolithic integration of single-photon sources into silicon photonics offers a compelling solution for realizing scalable quantum telecommunication architectures. Among the candid…
quant-ph2026
Bright Telecom Spin-Photon Interface in Silicon Photonics
Carolina Crosta, Amirehsan Alizadehherfati, Purbita Purkayastha +5
Silicon is an attractive host for scalable quantum photonics, but the absence of bright telecom-band emitters with optically addressable spin states has limited its use for spin-ph…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
Formation of C-centers in Si-based systems by light ion irradiation
Carolina Crosta, Riccardo Nardin, Patrick Daoust +8
Atomic-scale crystal defects in Si are quantum-light sources offering tantalizing integration with existing photonic technologies. Yet, the controlled creation of near-infrared col…