Exploring two-dimensional materials
We create and study interactions between light and matter on a scale smaller than the wavelength of light. We do this by fabricating new environments for light, typically using metal nanoparticles and materials that are only one atom thick e.g. two-dimensional materials such as graphene. 

We have identified that the large family of two-dimensional materials is promising as  tunable optical materials, especially in combination with more conventional metals and dielectrics. We are curious to explore this new territory. In our optical explorations, we benefit from synergy with many other groups at DTU who study other aspects of these thinnest possible materials. 

One of our aims is to create lasers that require less energy. By studying novel quantum light sources and their interactions in and near two-dimensional materials, our vision is to contribute to the quantum technology of the future.  

Testing novel theories in nanoscale
We also create new kinds of quantum light sources, for example the smallest lamps that send out just one photon at a time. In our experiments with near-field microscopes and other instruments, we see these individual quantum lamps and other details that are smaller than an optical wavelength. 

On this scale, standard optics theory becomes useless and we develop and test novel theories in nanoscale quantum optics as our field guides in nanoland.

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New insights on quantum emitters in two-dimensional materials