Inhomogeneous polarization distributions can host polarization singularities such as
lemons, monstars, stars, flowers, spider webs, and higher-order C-points in optical beams …

Unidirectional (chiral) emission of light from a circular dipole emitter into a waveguide is only
possible at points of perfect circular polarization (C points), with elliptical polarizations …

Highly entangled “graph” states of photons have applications in universal quantum
computing and in quantum communications. In the latter context, they have been proposed …

Spin-dependent, directional light–matter interactions form the basis of chiral quantum
networks. In the solid state, quantum emitters commonly possess circularly polarized optical …

We report strongly nonreciprocal behavior for quantum dot exciton spins coupled to
nanophotonic waveguides under resonant laser excitation. A clear dependence of the …

Single-photon transport in nonideal chiral photon-atom interaction structures generally
contains information backflow and thus limits the capabilities to transfer information between …

Coherently manipulating single photons in nanophotonic structures with unidirectional
propagation is one of the central goals for integrated quantum information processing …

Structured optical lattices obtained from interference of three linearly polarized plane waves
arranged in a cone geometry produce interlaced polarization singularity structures. These …

To describe the state of polarization (SOP) of light, the Stokes parameters are obtained
using intensity measurements made at different component polarization states. Using these …

Chiral coupling, which allows directional interactions between quantum dots (QDs) and
photonic crystal waveguide modes, holds promise for enhancing the functionality of …