Research highlight: single photon Skyrmions from on-chip quantum dots

Mingjian Cheng; Andrew Forbes

doi:10.1186/s43593-025-00109-6

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Research highlight: single photon Skyrmions from on-chip quantum dots

eLight Vol. 5, (2025)

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- Research highlight: single photon Skyrmions from on-chip quantum dots
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- DOI：10.1186/s43593-025-00109-6
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Mingjian Cheng, Andrew Forbes. Research highlight: single photon Skyrmions from on-chip quantum dots[J]. eLight, 2025, 5.
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Mingjian Cheng, Andrew Forbes. Research highlight: single photon Skyrmions from on-chip quantum dots[J]. eLight, 2025, 5. DOI： 10.1186/s43593-025-00109-6.

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Abstract

Optical Skyrmions have been demonstrated in many forms

but single photon Skyrmions have remained elusive. Now they are reported from nano-structured emitters

heralding quantum topologies on-chip.

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