Discovery of ST1 centers in natural diamond
The ST1 center is a point defect in diamond with bright fluorescence and a mechanism for optical spin initialization and readout. The center has impressive potential for applications in diamond quantum computing as a quantum bus to a register of nuclear spins. This is because it has an exceptionally...
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doaj-e8fddd5b76024f118d603ffcb37d0fed2021-05-02T10:41:35ZengDe GruyterNanophotonics2192-86142019-08-018111993200210.1515/nanoph-2019-0148nanoph-2019-0148Discovery of ST1 centers in natural diamondBalasubramanian Priyadharshini0Metsch Mathias H.1Reddy Prithvi2Rogers Lachlan J.3Manson Neil B.4Doherty Marcus W.5Jelezko Fedor6Institute for Quantum Optics, University Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, D-89081 Ulm, GermanyInstitute for Quantum Optics, University Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, D-89081 Ulm, GermanyLaser Physics Centre, Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra 2601, AustraliaDepartment of Physics and Astronomy and ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS), Macquarie University, Sydney 2109, AustraliaLaser Physics Centre, Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra 2601, AustraliaLaser Physics Centre, Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra 2601, AustraliaInstitute for Quantum Optics, University Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, D-89081 Ulm, GermanyThe ST1 center is a point defect in diamond with bright fluorescence and a mechanism for optical spin initialization and readout. The center has impressive potential for applications in diamond quantum computing as a quantum bus to a register of nuclear spins. This is because it has an exceptionally high readout contrast, and unlike the well-known nitrogen-vacancy center, it does not have a ground state electronic spin that decoheres the nuclear spins. However, its chemical structure is unknown, and there are large gaps in our understanding of its properties. We present the discovery of ST1 centers in natural diamond. Our experiments identify interesting power dependence of the center’s optical dynamics and reveal new electronic structure. We also present a theory of its electron-phonon interactions, which we combine with previous experiments, to shortlist likely candidates for its chemical structure.http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/nanoph.2019.8.issue-11/nanoph-2019-0148/nanoph-2019-0148.xml?format=INTst1diamondcolor centerspectroscopyelectronic structure |
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Balasubramanian Priyadharshini Metsch Mathias H. Reddy Prithvi Rogers Lachlan J. Manson Neil B. Doherty Marcus W. Jelezko Fedor |
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Balasubramanian Priyadharshini Metsch Mathias H. Reddy Prithvi Rogers Lachlan J. Manson Neil B. Doherty Marcus W. Jelezko Fedor Discovery of ST1 centers in natural diamond Nanophotonics st1 diamond color center spectroscopy electronic structure |
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Discovery of ST1 centers in natural diamond |
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Discovery of ST1 centers in natural diamond |
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Discovery of ST1 centers in natural diamond |
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Nanophotonics |
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2192-8614 |
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2019-08-01 |
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The ST1 center is a point defect in diamond with bright fluorescence and a mechanism for optical spin initialization and readout. The center has impressive potential for applications in diamond quantum computing as a quantum bus to a register of nuclear spins. This is because it has an exceptionally high readout contrast, and unlike the well-known nitrogen-vacancy center, it does not have a ground state electronic spin that decoheres the nuclear spins. However, its chemical structure is unknown, and there are large gaps in our understanding of its properties. We present the discovery of ST1 centers in natural diamond. Our experiments identify interesting power dependence of the center’s optical dynamics and reveal new electronic structure. We also present a theory of its electron-phonon interactions, which we combine with previous experiments, to shortlist likely candidates for its chemical structure. |
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st1 diamond color center spectroscopy electronic structure |
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