This Colloquium describes a new paradigm for creating strong quantum interactions of light
and matter by way of single atoms and photons in nanoscopic lattices. Beyond the …

Photonic nanostructures provide a means of tailoring the interaction between light and
matter and the past decade has witnessed tremendous experimental and theoretical …

A quantum emitter efficiently coupled to a nanophotonic waveguide constitutes a promising
system for the realization of single-photon transistors, quantum-logic gates based on giant …

The integration of nanophotonics and atomic physics has been a long-sought goal that
would open new frontiers for optical physics, including novel quantum transport and many …

The backscattering mean free path ξ, the average ballistic propagation length along a
waveguide, quantifies the resistance of slow light against unwanted imperfections in the …

The development of nanoscale optical devices for classical and quantum photonics,,,, is
affected by unavoidable fabrication imperfections that often impose performance limitations …

The topological corner state (TCS) and topological edge state (TES) have created new
approaches to manipulate the propagation of light. The construction of a topological coupled …

Real photonic waveguides are affected by structural imperfections due to fabrication
tolerances that cause scattering phenomena when the light propagates through. These …

To go beyond quantum optics in free-space setups, atom-light interfaces with structured
photonic environments are often employed to realize unconventional quantum …

When the feature size of photonic structures becomes comparable or even smaller than the
wavelength of light, the fabrication imperfections inevitably introduce disorder that may …