Workshop

META Quantum Nanophotonics Workshop

Quantum optics, nanophotonics and quantum technologies brought together in one focused program.

Workshop Chair

Ortwin Hess

Ortwin Hess
Ortwin HessTrinity College Dublin, Ireland

The workshop explores quantum nanophotonics at the intersection of quantum optics, nanophotonics and quantum technologies, with emphasis on nanoscale light–matter interactions, strong coupling and quantum coherence.

It brings theorists and experimentalists together around recent advances, emerging directions and challenges in quantum-enhanced photonic devices, plasmonic quantum interfaces and nanophotonic quantum networks.

Scientific Scope

Workshop topics

Confirmed invited speakers will be added as confirmations are received.

Strong Light–Matter Interactions at the Nanoscale

  • Cavity-Free Quantum Strong Coupling in Nanoplasmonic Systems
  • Ultrastrong Light–Matter Coupling in Hybrid Quantum Systems
  • Quantum Optical Nonlinearities in Nanoscale Systems

Quantum Emitters & Single-Photon Sources

  • Room-Temperature Quantum Emitters in Plasmonic & Dielectric Nanostructures
  • Deterministic Single-Photon Sources & Quantum Dots in Nanophotonics
  • Engineering Quantum Coherence in Quantum Emitters at the Nanoscale

Quantum Nanophotonic Platforms for Quantum Technologies

  • Integrated Quantum Photonic Circuits & Quantum Metasurfaces
  • Hybrid Quantum–Plasmonic Systems for Quantum Information Processing
  • Nanoscale Quantum Sensing & Quantum-Enhanced Metrology

Quantum Coherence, Decoherence & Quantum Noise in Nanophotonics

  • Controlling Quantum Decoherence in Nanophotonic Environments
  • Quantum Fluctuations & Vacuum Forces in Nanophotonic Systems
  • Non-Hermitian & PT-Symmetric Photonics for Quantum Applications

Topological & Quantum Metamaterials for Quantum Nanophotonics

  • Quantum Topological Photonics & Edge States in Nanophotonic Systems
  • Quantum Metamaterials for Novel Photonic States
  • Tailoring Light–Matter Interactions with Quantum Photonic Lattices

Quantum Nanophotonics for Real-World Applications

  • Quantum Networks & Quantum Secure Communication via Nanophotonics
  • Quantum-Enhanced Imaging & Quantum Microscopy Techniques
  • Toward Scalable Quantum Computing with Nanophotonic Systems