The generation, manipulation, storage, and detection of single photons play a central role in
emerging photonic quantum information technology. Individual photons serve as flying …

A future quantum internet is expected to generate, distribute, store and process quantum bits
(qubits) over the world by linking different quantum nodes via quantum states of light. To …

Quantum cryptography harnesses quantum light, in particular single photons, to provide
security guarantees that cannot be reached by classical means. For each cryptographic task …

The quest for the perfect single-photon source includes finding the optimal protocol for
exciting the quantum emitter. Coherent optical excitation was, up until now, achieved by …

Epitaxial quantum dots formed by III–V compound semiconductors are excellent sources of
non-classical photons, creating single photons and entangled multi-photon states on …

Van der Waals engineering serves as a powerful tool to tailor material properties and design
excitonic devices. Here we report quantum-entangled photon pair generation through van …

The emerging hybrid integrated quantum photonics combines the advantages of different
functional components into a single chip to meet the stringent requirements for quantum …

Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) enable the generation of single and entangled photons,
which are useful for various applications in photonic quantum technologies. Specifically for …

With high integration density and excellent optical properties, silicon photonics is becoming
a promising platform for complete integration and large-scale optical quantum information …

The quantum internet is envisioned as the ultimate stage of the quantum revolution, which
surpasses its classical counterpart in various aspects, such as the efficiency of data …