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Photon-lattice (phonon) coupling is fundamental to light-matter interaction, particularly when it reaches the quantum limit of the phonon-coupled single-photon emission, which holds great potential for quantum manipulation and quantum information transduction. Here, we report single defect state-phonon coupling in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) at room temperature. An ultrabroad spectrum of single-photon emissions can be achieved by selecting the excitation energies. Using photoluminescence excitation spectroscopy, we observe single-phonon-assisted resonance-enhanced single-photon emission, along with multiple phonon replicas that herald the creation of phonon Fock state. We also develop a transition model to gain insight into the physical process behind the single defect state-phonon coupling. Our work sets the stage for manipulating electron-phonon coupling state with single quantum-level precision at room temperature.
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Jun Zhang acknowledges the CAS Interdisciplinary Innovation Team, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 12074371), the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. XDB28000000), the Research Equipment Development Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. YJKYYQ20210001), the Chinese Academy of Sciences-the Scientific and Technological Research council of TÜRKİYE Joint Research Projects (Grant No. 172111KYSB20210004).
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Lai, JM., Tan, QH., Song, F. et al. Room-temperature phonon-coupled single-photon emission in hexagonal boron nitride. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 67, 257311 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-023-2327-5
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