Coherent population trapping of single spins in diamond under optical excitation.
Coherent population trapping is demonstrated in single nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond under optical excitation. For sufficient excitation power, the fluorescence intensity drops almost to the background level when the laser modulation frequency matches the 2.88 GHz splitting of the ground states. The results are well described theoretically by a four-level model, allowing the relative transition strengths to be determined for individual centers. The results show that all-optical control of single spins is possible in diamond.
Santori
Charles
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Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, 1501 Page Mill Rd., Palo Alto, California 94304, USA. charles.santori@hp.com
Tamarat
Philippe
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Neumann
Philipp
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Wrachtrup
Jörg
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Fattal
David
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Beausoleil
Raymond G
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Rabeau
James
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Olivero
Paolo
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Greentree
Andrew D
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Prawer
Steven
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Jelezko
Fedor
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Hemmer
Philip
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