Chiral single-photon generators

Chiral photons have the potential to advance information technologies due to their robustness in carrying binary data against noisy backgrounds as well as their capacity for constructing single-photon isolators and circulators through nonreciprocal photon propagation. In this Perspective, we highlig...

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Main Authors: Chen, Disheng, He, Ruihua, Cai, Hongbing, Liu, Xiaogang, Gao, Weibo
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1467772023-02-28T19:59:40Z Chiral single-photon generators Chen, Disheng He, Ruihua Cai, Hongbing Liu, Xiaogang Gao, Weibo School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Centre for Disruptive Photonic Technologies (CDPT) Science::Physics Chiral Light Source Nanospheres Chiral photons have the potential to advance information technologies due to their robustness in carrying binary data against noisy backgrounds as well as their capacity for constructing single-photon isolators and circulators through nonreciprocal photon propagation. In this Perspective, we highlight recent efforts to generate chiral single photons using circularly polarized light sources. We delve into possible future technologies that integrate these light sources with other active optical elements as a versatile platform for information processing. Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Ministry of Education (MOE) National Research Foundation (NRF) Accepted version We acknowledge the financial support from the Singapore National Research Foundation through its Competitive Research Program (CRP Award Nos. NRF-CRP21-2018- 0007, NRF-CRP22-2019-0004, and NRF-CRP23-2019-0002), Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE2016-T2-2-077, MOE2016-T2-1-163, and MOE2016-T3-1-006 (S)), and the A*Star QTE programme. 2021-03-10T07:54:51Z 2021-03-10T07:54:51Z 2021 Journal Article Chen, D., He, R., Cai, H., Liu, X. & Gao, W. (2021). Chiral single-photon generators. ACS Nano, 15(2), 1912-1916. https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.0c10420 1936-0851 0000-0003-3971-621X https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146777 10.1021/acsnano.0c10420 33544585 2-s2.0-85100604825 2 15 1912 1916 en ACS Nano This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in ACS Nano, copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.0c10420 application/pdf
institution Nanyang Technological University
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Singapore
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topic Science::Physics
Chiral Light Source
Nanospheres
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Chiral Light Source
Nanospheres
Chen, Disheng
He, Ruihua
Cai, Hongbing
Liu, Xiaogang
Gao, Weibo
Chiral single-photon generators
description Chiral photons have the potential to advance information technologies due to their robustness in carrying binary data against noisy backgrounds as well as their capacity for constructing single-photon isolators and circulators through nonreciprocal photon propagation. In this Perspective, we highlight recent efforts to generate chiral single photons using circularly polarized light sources. We delve into possible future technologies that integrate these light sources with other active optical elements as a versatile platform for information processing.
author2 School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
author_facet School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Chen, Disheng
He, Ruihua
Cai, Hongbing
Liu, Xiaogang
Gao, Weibo
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author Chen, Disheng
He, Ruihua
Cai, Hongbing
Liu, Xiaogang
Gao, Weibo
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title Chiral single-photon generators
title_short Chiral single-photon generators
title_full Chiral single-photon generators
title_fullStr Chiral single-photon generators
title_full_unstemmed Chiral single-photon generators
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publishDate 2021
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