Efficient, directional and spin-controlled nanoscale light sources

该项目旨在通过利用发射体与金属或介电纳米粒子之间的纳米级相互作用，开发一类新的功能光源。了解这些相互作用将导致从发射器到远场辐射的有效能量提取；此外，还将实现高定向发射、圆偏振发射和超辐射等新功能。该项目的成果有望实现前所未有的光发射控制，超越当前的能力，并将彻底改变照明和显示技术。此外，该项目旨在为开发明亮的生物医学荧光标记物以及量子光源开辟新的机会。

This project aims to develop a new class of functional light sources by harnessing the nanoscale interactions between emitters and metallic or dielectric nanoparticles. Understanding of these interactions would lead to efficient energy extraction from emitters to far-field radiation; in addition, new functionalities including highly directional emission, circularly polarised emission, and super-radiance would be realised. The outcomes of this project are expected to enable unprecedented control of light emission beyond current capabilities and will revolutionise lighting and display technologies. Furthermore the project aims to open new opportunities for the development of bright bio-medical fluorescent markers as well as deterministic sources of quantum light.