Optical properties of the nitrogen-vacancy singlet levels in diamond

Details Optical properties of the nitrogen-vacancy singlet levels in diamond Optical properties of the nitrogen-vacancy singlet levels in diamond

2010-08-31

arxiv.org/abs/1009.0032v3

Phys. Rev. B 82, 201202(R) (2010)

Physics

Quantum Physics

5 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.82.201202

We report measurements of the optical properties of the 1042 nm transition of negatively-charged Nitrogen-Vacancy (NV) centers in type 1b diamond. The results indicate that the upper level of this transition couples to the m_s=+/-1 sublevels of the {^3}E excited state and is short-lived, with a lifetime <~ 1 ns. The lower level is shown to have a temperature-dependent lifetime of 462(10) ns at 4.4 K and 219(3) ns at 295 K. The light-polarization dependence of 1042 nm absorption confirms that the transition is between orbitals of A_1 and E character. The results shed new light on the NV level structure and optical pumping mechanism.

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