Multi-photon multi-quantum transitions in the spin- 32 silicon-vacancy centers of SiC

• Main Authors: Anisimov, A.N (Author), Baranov, P.G (Author), Hollberg, M.A (Author), Singh, H. (Author), Suter, D. (Author)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Physical Society 2022
• Subjects: Low magnetic fields; Magnetic fields; Magnetic resonance; Multiphotons; Orders of magnitude; Photon transition; Photons; Quantum Information; Quantum information processing; Quantum optics; Quantum transitions; Rabi frequency; Resonance frequencies; Silicon carbide; Silicon vacancies
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 Silicon vacancy centers in silicon carbide are promising candidates for storing and manipulating quantum information. Implementation of fast quantum gates is an essential requirement for quantum information processing. In a low magnetic field, the resonance frequencies of silicon vacancy spins are in the range of a few MHz, the same order of magnitude as the Rabi frequencies of typical control fields. As a consequence, the rotating wave approximation becomes invalid and nonlinear processes like the absorption and emission of multiple photons become relevant. This paper focuses on multi-photon transitions of negatively charged silicon vacancies driven by a strong RF field. We present continuous-wave optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) spectra measured at different RF powers to identify the 1-, 2-, and 3 RF photon transitions of different types of the silicon vacancy in the 6H-SIC polytype. Time-resolved experiments of Rabi oscillations and free induction decays of these multiple RF photon transitions were observed. Apart from zero-field data, we also present spectra in magnetic fields with different strength and orientation with respect to the system's symmetry axis. © 2022 authors. Published by the American Physical Society.