Physics – Condensed Matter – Other Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2005-07-29
Nature Physics 1, 94-98 (2005)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Other Condensed Matter
13 pages, 4 figures
Scientific paper
The nitrogen-vacancy (N-V) center in diamond is a promising atomic-scale system for solid-state quantum information processing. Its spin-dependent photoluminescence has enabled sensitive measurements on single N-V centers, such as: electron spin resonance, Rabi oscillations, single-shot spin readout and two-qubit operations with a nearby 13C nuclear spin. Furthermore, room temperature spin coherence times as long as 58 microseconds have been reported for N-V center ensembles. Here, we have developed an angle-resolved magneto-photoluminescence microscopy apparatus to investigate the anisotropic electron spin interactions of single N-V centers at room temperature. We observe negative peaks in the photoluminescence as a function of both magnetic field magnitude and angle that are explained by coherent spin precession and anisotropic relaxation at spin level anti-crossings. In addition, precise field alignment unmasks the resonant coupling to neighboring dark nitrogen spins that are not otherwise detected by photoluminescence. The latter results demonstrate a means of investigating small numbers of dark spins via a single bright spin under ambient conditions.
Awschalom David D.
Epstein R. J.
Kato Y. K.
Mendoza F. M.
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