Raman spectroscopy has developed into a leading tool for characterizing organic materials
based on their rotational and vibrational spectral signatures. This article summarises …

Free-standing single crystalline semiconductor membranes have gained intensive attention
over the last few years due to their versatile usage in many applications. This material …

With the ability to transfer and process quantum information, large-scale quantum networks
will enable a suite of fundamentally new applications, from quantum communications to …

The negatively charged silicon vacancy (SiV) color center in diamond has recently proven its
suitability for bright and stable single photon emission. However, its electronic structure so …

The changing balance of forces at the nanoscale offers the opportunity to develop a new
generation of spatially reconfigurable nanomembrane metamaterials in which …

The burgeoning field of nanophotonics has grown to be a major research area, primarily
because of the ability to control and manipulate single quantum systems (emitters) and …

The exploitation of emerging quantum technologies requires efficient fabrication of key
building blocks. Sources of single photons are extremely important across many …

Coherent interfaces between optical photons and long-lived matter qubits form a key
resource for a broad range of quantum technologies. Cavity quantum electrodynamics …

The past two decades have seen great advances in develo** color centers in diamond for
sensing, quantum information processing, and tests of quantum foundations. Increasingly …

The development of a robust light source that emits one photon at a time will allow new
technologies such as secure communication through quantum cryptography. Devices based …