The sector carries out research on the design, manufacture and characterization of hybrid photonic devices based on metamaterials (hyperbolic and dielectric), two-dimensional materials (e.g. transition metal dichalcogenides, Xenes and hexagonal boron nitride), and self-assembling materials.

The realization of devices based on these advanced materials paves the way to innovative technological solutions to support the development of nanophotonic circuits with ideal single photon sources, capable of overcoming the typical constraints imposed by the diffraction limit.