Silicon carbide single-photon sources: challenges and prospects

S Castelletto - Materials for Quantum Technology, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The search for an ideal single-photon source (SPS) with superior emission properties is still
at the core of many research efforts in optical quantum technologies and the criteria …

Manipulating Single‐Photon Emission from Point Defects in Diamond and Silicon Carbide

ME Bathen, L Vines - Advanced Quantum Technologies, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Point defects in semiconductors are emerging as an important contender platform for
quantum technology (QT) applications, showing potential for quantum computing …

Silicon carbide photonics bridging quantum technology

S Castelletto, A Peruzzo, C Bonato, BC Johnson… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In the last two decades, bulk, homoepitaxial, and heteroepitaxial growth of silicon carbide
(SiC) has witnessed many advances, giving rise to electronic devices widely used in high …

Quantum information processing with integrated silicon carbide photonics

S Majety, P Saha, VA Norman… - Journal of Applied Physics, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Color centers in wide bandgap semiconductors are prominent candidates for solid-state
quantum technologies due to their attractive properties including optical interfacing, long …

Fluorescence enhancement of single V2 centers in a 4H-SiC cavity antenna

J Körber, J Heiler, P Fuchs, P Flad, E Hesselmeier… - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Solid state quantum emitters are a prime candidate in distributed quantum technologies
since they inherently provide a spin–photon interface. An ongoing challenge in the field …

Scalable fabrication of hemispherical solid immersion lenses in silicon carbide through grayscale hard-mask lithography

C Bekker, MJ Arshad, P Cilibrizzi, C Nikolatos… - Applied Physics …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Grayscale lithography allows the creation of micrometer-scale features with spatially
controlled height in a process that is fully compatible with standard lithography. Here, solid …

Fabrication and transfer printing based integration of free-standing GaN membrane micro-lenses onto semiconductor chips

NK Wessling, S Ghosh, B Guilhabert… - Optical Materials …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate the back-end integration of optically broadband, high-NA GaN micro-lenses
by micro-assembly onto non-native semiconductor substrates. We developed a highly …

Fluorescent silicon carbide nanoparticles

MO De Vries, S Sato, T Ohshima… - Advanced Optical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Silicon carbide (SiC) is an indirect wide band gap semiconductor that is utilized in many
industrial applications due to its extreme physical properties. SiC nanoparticles (NPs) exhibit …

Solid-state color centers for single-photon generation

G Andrini, F Amanti, F Armani, V Bellani, V Bonaiuto… - Photonics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Single-photon sources are important for integrated photonics and quantum technologies,
and can be used in quantum key distribution, quantum computing, and sensing. Color …

Precise Characterization of a Waveguide Fiber Interface in Silicon Carbide

M Krumrein, R Nold, F Davidson-Marquis… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Spin-active optical emitters in silicon carbide are excellent candidates toward the
development of scalable quantum technologies. However, efficient photon collection is …