Abstract
Single-photon sources are crucial components for building quantum networks and communications, but their optical coherent control remains a significant challenge in the development of quantum technologies. Recently, single-photon sources in atomically thin 2D materials such as transition metal dichalcogenides and van der Waals materials have emerged as promising solid-state quantum light emitters [1]. Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) is a 2D insulator, which hosts optically active states in its band gap that efficiently emit single photons even at room temperature. The wide range of emission wavelengths, narrow emission lines, and convenient tunability of these hBN emitters make them particularly interesting for quantum sensing and wavelength division multiplexed quantum communications. They can also be found in commercially available nanocrystals, making them ideal for creating large arrays of single-photon emitters [2] and efficient coupling to photonic structures, such as 3D-printed microlenses [3].
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