@article{65460,
  abstract     = {{Beamsplitters represent fundamental components in both classical and quantum optical systems, enabling the distribution of light, as well as the generation of interference, superposition, and entanglement. However, optical networks constructed from conventional bulk 2 × 2-beamsplitters encounter inherent scalability issues, as the number of required beamsplitters scales quadratically with the number of optical modes for a fully connected network. Metasurfaces offer a promising route to
overcome these constraints. By manipulating light at the wavelength scale, compact optical components with advanced functionalities can be constructed, which address several modes simultaneously. In this work, we design and experimentally utilize a metasurface as a multiport beamsplitter. Furthermore, we realized a multimode interferometer composed of two cascaded metasurfaces. We characterize the individual and cascaded metasurfaces by using classical light, showing controllable splitting ratios through tunable phase relations. We then expand the approach to quantum light, employing single photons to demonstrate second- and third-order photon correlations as well as single photon interference across multiple spatial paths. These results establish metasurface-based multiport beamsplitters as a scalable and reconfigurable platform bridging classical and quantum photonics. }},
  author       = {{Aschwanden, Rebecca and Claro-Rodríguez, Nicolás and Zhao, Ruizhe and Kallert, Patricia Anna Maria and Krieger, Tobias and Buchinger, Quirin and Covre da Silva, Saimon F. and Stroj, Sandra and Rota, Michele and Höfling, Sven and Huber-Loyola, Tobias and Rastelli, Armando and Trotta, Rinaldo and Huang, Lingling and Bartley, Tim and Jöns, Klaus and Zentgraf, Thomas}},
  issn         = {{2330-4022}},
  journal      = {{ACS Photonics}},
  keywords     = {{metasurface, beamsplitter, interferometer, quantum network, single photons, nanophotonics}},
  publisher    = {{American Chemical Society (ACS)}},
  title        = {{{Cascaded Metasurface Interferometer for Multipath Interference with Classical and Quantum Light}}},
  doi          = {{10.1021/acsphotonics.6c00096}},
  year         = {{2026}},
}