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  "abstract": "Collecting photons from quantum emitters remains a key limitation in light-matter interaction because conventional lenses collect light only from one direction. Here, we introduce a perfect light collector by inverse-designing a surrounding dielectric structure that encloses the emitter to increase photon-collection efficiency toward unity. Decomposing the device into several refractive interfaces enables emission collection from the full 4$π$ solid angle with adiabatic reshaping into a collimated beam. We experimentally demonstrate, in two dimensions, the ray bending that collimates omnidirectional emission. Our collector transforms current paradigms for highly efficient photon collection from narrowband, cavity-based techniques into experimentally robust, broadband, non-resonant dielectric devices.",
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      "name": "Dan Porat"
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      "name": "Ran Finkelstein"
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      "name": "Tal Carmon"
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  "title": "Allight: A Perfect Photon Collector",
  "title_text": "Allight: A Perfect Photon Collector",
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