Bound States in the Continuum Active Metasurfaces for Tunable Amplified Photoluminescence and Single-Photon Emission

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Authors: Omar A. M. Abdelraouf
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Abstract

Integrated and tunable light sources are critical for advancing quantum nanophotonic chips in quantum computing, communications, and sensing. However, efficient and tunable emission amplification post-fabrication poses major challenges. Hybrid metasurfaces combining niobium pentoxide (Nb2O5), copper indium sulfide (CIS) quantum dots or hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), and antimony trisulfide (Sb2S3) as a low-loss phase-change material offer a compelling solution for dynamic control and amplification of photoluminescence and quantum light emission. In this work, an active hybrid metasurface supporting tunable bound states in the continuum (BIC) resonances in the visible regime is demonstrated, achieving experimental Q-factors up to 206 at an amorphous state and strong amplification of CIS QDs photoluminescence, as well as quantum light emission of hBN single-photon emitters. The metasurface enables BIC resonance shifts of 33.5 nm in the visible spectrum via phase transition of Sb2S3, and 17 nm through dimensional parametric tuning. The experiment demonstrates a highly directional photoluminescence amplification up to 33-fold, alongside broad tunable amplified PL emission upon Sb2S3 phase modulation. Furthermore, amplified, tunable, and on-demand strong coupling of hBN single-photon emitters is proposed with the tunable BIC metasurface for next-generation broadband quantum nanophotonic chips. This work sets a new benchmark in reconfigurable nanophotonic platforms for efficient quantum light sources in integrated photonic systems.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications Photonic Crystals and Applications Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research

Publication details

Journal / source
Nanomaterials
Publisher
MDPI AG
Volume
16
Issue
16
Pages
994–994
Publication date
12 August 2026
Language
EN