Monolithic microcavity-metalens interfaces: bridging performance and complexity in quantum light sources

Simon Betzold; Sven Höfling

doi:10.1186/s43593-026-00134-z

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Monolithic microcavity-metalens interfaces: bridging performance and complexity in quantum light sources

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Simon Betzold, Sven Höfling. Monolithic microcavity-metalens interfaces: bridging performance and complexity in quantum light sources[J]. eLight, 2026, 6.
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Simon Betzold, Sven Höfling. Monolithic microcavity-metalens interfaces: bridging performance and complexity in quantum light sources[J]. eLight, 2026, 6. DOI： 10.1186/s43593-026-00134-z.

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A hybrid quantum photonic platform integrates cavity-enhanced single-photon emission with metasurface-enabled wavefront control

pointing toward scalable sources of high-dimensional quantum light.

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