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Laser writing of individual nitrogen-vacancy defects in diamond with near-unity yield

Abstract:: Atomic defects in wide-bandgap materials, such as the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) color center in diamond, show considerable promise for the development of a new generation of quantum information technologies, but progress has been hampered by the inability to produce and engineer the defects in a controlled manner. Here, we demonstrate an all-optical method for the deterministic writing of individual NV centers at selected locations with high positioning accuracy. Ultrashort pulse laser processing is used to both create and diffuse defects inside the crystal through local annealing. During the laser-annealing process, online fluorescence feedback provides a trigger to stop processing once the NV formation is detected. This method provides a new tool for the optical fabrication of engineered materials and devices for quantum technologies.

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Peer review status:: Peer reviewed

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Chen, Y., Griffiths, B., Weng, L., Nicley, S., Ishmael, S., Johnson, S., Booth, M., Salter, P., & Smith, J. (2019). Laser writing of individual nitrogen-vacancy defects in diamond with near-unity yield. Optica, 6(5), 662–667.

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Chen, Y, et al. “Laser Writing of Individual Nitrogen-Vacancy Defects in Diamond with near-Unity Yield.” Optica, vol. 6, no. 5, 2019, pp. 662–67.

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Chen, Y, B Griffiths, L Weng, et al. 2019. “Laser Writing of Individual Nitrogen-Vacancy Defects in Diamond with near-Unity Yield.” Optica 6 (5): 662–67.
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Publisher copy:: 10.1364/OPTICA.6.000662

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+ Chen, Y More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MPLS Division
Department:: Materials
Role:: Author

+ Griffiths, B More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MPLS Division
Department:: Materials
Role:: Author

+ Weng, L More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MPLS Division
Department:: Materials
Role:: Author

+ Nicley, S More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MPLS Division
Department:: Materials
Role:: Author

+ Ishmael, S More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MPLS Division
Department:: Materials
Role:: Author

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+ Royal Society More from this funder

Grant:: NF170197

+ Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council More from this funder

Grant:: EP/M013243/1

Publisher:: OSA Publishing
Journal:: Optica More from this journal
Volume:: 6
Issue:: 5
Pages:: 662-667
Publication date:: 2019-05-10
Acceptance date:: 2019-04-05
DOI:: 10.1364/OPTICA.6.000662
EISSN:: 2334-2536

Pubs id:: pubs:987716
UUID:: uuid:7cc4646b-1c39-4f5a-a472-4c8428fddc54
Local pid:: pubs:987716
Source identifiers:: 987716
Deposit date:: 2019-04-08
ARK identifier:: ark:/29072/ora_7cc4646b1c394f5aa4724c8428fddc54

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Copyright holder:: OSA
Copyright date:: 2019
Notes:: © 2019 Optical Society of America

Licence:: CC Attribution (CC BY)

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