When light interacts with media down to the nanoscale, it is spatially structured, e.g., in its amplitude, phase, or polarization, depending on media properties. This interaction can be used for various applications: For instance, we can advance standard imaging by extracting usually inaccessible information from nonparaxial structured light, such as the 3d orientation of nanoscale emitters. Moreover, we can advance quantum cryptography by 3d polarized structured light, encoded and decoded by an inversely designed integrated emitter structure. We will provide insights into these applications, showing the benefit of structured light meeting functional nanostructures.
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