QMETA: Realising Quantum METAmaterials with Quantum Dot Arrays

Project funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (FCT) (Concurso para Projetos Exploratórios no âmbito do Programa University of Texas at Austin Portugal - 2021), grant UTAP-EXPL/NPN/0022/2021. Funded amount: EUR 50,000, as stated by the source. Runs 2022-03-01 to 2023-05-28. Keywords: metamaterials, single photon emitters, quantum dots, coupled dipoles, Engineering and technology. Source: OpenAIRE Graph, from the funder's project data (collected by OpenAIRE on 2026-07-23); national funding data, not CORDIS. Abstract given by the source: Metamaterials, and their ultra-flat counterpart, metasurfaces, are artificial media composed of specifically designed nanomaterials which can tailor the interaction with light fields in ways beyond what can be achieved with natural materials. Metamaterials have made huge advances in light control possible leading to new applications in efficient and compact nanophotonic devices that help easing miniaturisation and energy consumption issues in modern communications. This project is concerned with realising quantum metasurfaces, a new class of metamaterials that make use of quantum emitters, in particular quantum dots. The properties of the single photon emitters play a key role and enable new functionalities for integrated quantum photonics. Metamateriais e os seus equivalentes 2-dimensionais, meta-superfícies, são meios artificiais compostos de nanomateriais especificamente projetados que exibem respostas eletromagnéticas muito para além daquelas que podem ser alcançadas com materiais naturais. Os metamateriais já permitiram importantes avanços no controlo da luz, levando a novas aplicações em sistemas nanofotónicos mais eficientes e compactos, e que ajudam a amenizar os problemas de miniaturização e consumo de energia nas comunicações modernas. Este projeto foca-se na realização de meta-superfícies quânticas, uma nova classe de metamateriais que fazem uso de emissores quânticos, em particular pontos quânticos. As propriedades dos emissores de fotão único desempenham um papel fundamental e permitem novas funcionalidades para fotônica quântica integrada.

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AI-assisted summary: The QMETA project, funded by FCT with EUR 50,000, runs from March 1, 2022, to May 28, 2023. It focuses on developing quantum metasurfaces using quantum dots to enhance light control for nanophotonic devices. Suggested technology pillar: enabling. Generated by AI from the public source text; it may contain errors and the original source is authoritative.