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Q: Fachverband Quantenoptik und Photonik

Q 40: Poster – Photonics

Q 40.11: Poster

Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 17:00–19:00, Philo 1. OG

Enhanced light matter interaction for quantum technologies and sensing applications — •Adam Lafferty, Raphael Neubacher, Helmut Hörner, Malaika Waheed, Ambika Shorny, Fritz Steiner, Alex Götz, Adarsh Prasad, Stefan Walser, and Sarah M. Skoff — Atominstitut, TU Wien, Stadionallee 2, 1020 Vienna, Austria

Strong light-matter interactions are important both for quantum networks and for sensing applications.

Achieving such coupling has long been a challenge for conventional bulk optical platforms. Recent advances in nanofabrication have opened the door to nanophotonics as a powerful platform for enhancing light matter interaction. Here, we will show how different types of nanophotonics can be employed to enhance the interaction between single quantum emitters and a light field. We will also show that such platforms can be employed for sensing applications, even in the wider context of environmental sensing, where we have demonstrated that we can detect and identify nanoplastic particles down to sizes of 100nm.

Keywords: Metasurfaces; Light matter interaction; Nanophotonics