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

We review the current status of single-photon-source and single-photon-detector
technologies operating at wavelengths from the ultraviolet to the infrared. We discuss …

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 …

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 …

Light trap** is a constant pursuit in photonics because of its importance in science and
technology. Many mechanisms have been explored, including the use of mirrors made of …

Electromagnetic cavity modes in photonic and plasmonic resonators offer rich and attractive
regimes for tailoring the properties of light–matter interactions, yet there is a disturbing lack …

The implementation and engineering of bright and coherent solid state quantum light
sources is key for the realization of both on chip and remote quantum networks. Despite …

We show explicitly how the commonly adopted prescription for calculating effective mode
volumes is wrong and leads to uncontrolled errors. Instead, we introduce a generalized …

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 …

Electrically driven molecular light emitters are considered to be one of the promising
candidates as single-photon sources. However, it is yet to be demonstrated that electrically …