Quantum Photonics Systems Laboratory
The Quantum Photonics Systems Laboratory (QPS Lab) at Sabancı University works at the frontier of quantum hardware, engineering nanofabricated, on-chip devices that harness light-matter interactions at the nanoscale. Our devices embed solid-state quantum emitters, including color centers in hBN and 2D materials, to build scalable integrated photonic platforms for quantum communication and sensing. We bridge materials science and device engineering to turn promising physical phenomena into functional quantum technology.
Explore our research and publications to learn more. We are always looking for motivated students and collaborators.
News from the Lab
• New paper on the rotation of the transition dipoles in single hBN quantum emitters beyond Condon approximation is on arXiv (April 2026)
• New paper on coherence properties of defects in hBN is published in ACS Photonics (December 2025)
• Our Roadmap on 2D materials in quantum technologies is now on arXiv (December 2025)
• Check out new paper on Decoy-like QKD using imperfect single photon sources on arXiv (October 2025)
• Our paper on time-resolved Stokes polarization analysis of defects in hBN is now published in ACS Photonics (August 2025)
• Check out our recent preprint of secure quantum communication using defects in hBN on arXiv (April 2025)
• Our review paper on the applications of hexagonal boron nitride in quantum technologies is published in Advanced Optical Materials (February 2025)
• Our paper on temperature dependent spectral properties of defects in hexagonal boron nitride is published in ACS Photonics (February 2025)