The ongoing advances in micro-nano fabrication techniques have provided huge opportunities for the research of novel phenomena in the fields of nonlinear and quantum optics. Nonlinear effects in micro-nano structures are potential for the development of nanoscale light emitters, integrated all-optical devices and large-scale quantum technological applications. The benefits of such miniaturized photonic structures include scalability, stability and cost-effectiveness. To date, various micro- and nanophotonic systems have been developed, such as semiconductors nanostructures, plasmonic materials, optical superlattice, 2D materials, integrated waveguides made on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate and many others. These small structures can confine light tightly and enhance the nonlinearity strongly, enabling efficient nonlinear photonic interaction even at moderate pump power. Moreover, integrating individual photonic devices at micro- and nanoscales is in high demand for addressing the growing larger capacity requirements in information technology and system-level quantum photonic applications.
This research topic will focus on frontier developments of research on nonlinear and quantum optics in micro- and nanostructures, devoting to reveal novel physical phenomena and define new pathways for applications in information processing & communication and imaging & metrology. We call for Original Research, Review and Perspective articles. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to the following:
• Nonlinear and quantum optics in low-dimensional semiconductor materials
• Nonlinear and quantum optics in plasmonic nanostructures
• Nonlinear and quantum optics in 2D materials
• Quantum optics and quantum information processing on integrated SOI platform
• Nonlinear and quantum photonics with metasurfaces and metamaterials
• Hybrid integration for chip-scale quantum photonics
• Quantum-enhanced photonic applications with miniaturized structures: communications, imaging and metrology
The ongoing advances in micro-nano fabrication techniques have provided huge opportunities for the research of novel phenomena in the fields of nonlinear and quantum optics. Nonlinear effects in micro-nano structures are potential for the development of nanoscale light emitters, integrated all-optical devices and large-scale quantum technological applications. The benefits of such miniaturized photonic structures include scalability, stability and cost-effectiveness. To date, various micro- and nanophotonic systems have been developed, such as semiconductors nanostructures, plasmonic materials, optical superlattice, 2D materials, integrated waveguides made on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate and many others. These small structures can confine light tightly and enhance the nonlinearity strongly, enabling efficient nonlinear photonic interaction even at moderate pump power. Moreover, integrating individual photonic devices at micro- and nanoscales is in high demand for addressing the growing larger capacity requirements in information technology and system-level quantum photonic applications.
This research topic will focus on frontier developments of research on nonlinear and quantum optics in micro- and nanostructures, devoting to reveal novel physical phenomena and define new pathways for applications in information processing & communication and imaging & metrology. We call for Original Research, Review and Perspective articles. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to the following:
• Nonlinear and quantum optics in low-dimensional semiconductor materials
• Nonlinear and quantum optics in plasmonic nanostructures
• Nonlinear and quantum optics in 2D materials
• Quantum optics and quantum information processing on integrated SOI platform
• Nonlinear and quantum photonics with metasurfaces and metamaterials
• Hybrid integration for chip-scale quantum photonics
• Quantum-enhanced photonic applications with miniaturized structures: communications, imaging and metrology
