Scalable focused ion beam creation of nearly lifetime-limited single quantum emitters in diamond nanostructures

Interfacing spin quantum memories with photons requires the controlled creation of defect centre—nanocavity systems. Here the authors demonstrate direct, maskless creation of single silicon vacancy centres in diamond nanostructures, and report linewidths comparable to naturally occurring centres

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tim Schröder, Matthew E. Trusheim, Michael Walsh, Luozhou Li, Jiabao Zheng, Marco Schukraft, Alp Sipahigil, Ruffin E. Evans, Denis D. Sukachev, Christian T. Nguyen, Jose L. Pacheco, Ryan M. Camacho, Edward S. Bielejec, Mikhail D. Lukin, Dirk Englund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15376
_version_ 1818682975372443648
author Tim Schröder
Matthew E. Trusheim
Michael Walsh
Luozhou Li
Jiabao Zheng
Marco Schukraft
Alp Sipahigil
Ruffin E. Evans
Denis D. Sukachev
Christian T. Nguyen
Jose L. Pacheco
Ryan M. Camacho
Edward S. Bielejec
Mikhail D. Lukin
Dirk Englund
author_facet Tim Schröder
Matthew E. Trusheim
Michael Walsh
Luozhou Li
Jiabao Zheng
Marco Schukraft
Alp Sipahigil
Ruffin E. Evans
Denis D. Sukachev
Christian T. Nguyen
Jose L. Pacheco
Ryan M. Camacho
Edward S. Bielejec
Mikhail D. Lukin
Dirk Englund
author_sort Tim Schröder
collection DOAJ
description Interfacing spin quantum memories with photons requires the controlled creation of defect centre—nanocavity systems. Here the authors demonstrate direct, maskless creation of single silicon vacancy centres in diamond nanostructures, and report linewidths comparable to naturally occurring centres
first_indexed 2024-12-17T10:27:23Z
format Article
id doaj.art-f20f0a7dbbde42be83d7c4344cfb14a4
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2041-1723
language English
last_indexed 2024-12-17T10:27:23Z
publishDate 2017-05-01
publisher Nature Portfolio
record_format Article
series Nature Communications
spelling doaj.art-f20f0a7dbbde42be83d7c4344cfb14a42022-12-21T21:52:36ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232017-05-01811710.1038/ncomms15376Scalable focused ion beam creation of nearly lifetime-limited single quantum emitters in diamond nanostructuresTim Schröder0Matthew E. Trusheim1Michael Walsh2Luozhou Li3Jiabao Zheng4Marco Schukraft5Alp Sipahigil6Ruffin E. Evans7Denis D. Sukachev8Christian T. Nguyen9Jose L. Pacheco10Ryan M. Camacho11Edward S. Bielejec12Mikhail D. Lukin13Dirk Englund14Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Physics, Harvard UniversityDepartment of Physics, Harvard UniversityDepartment of Physics, Harvard UniversityDepartment of Physics, Harvard UniversitySandia National LaboratoriesSandia National LaboratoriesSandia National LaboratoriesDepartment of Physics, Harvard UniversityDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInterfacing spin quantum memories with photons requires the controlled creation of defect centre—nanocavity systems. Here the authors demonstrate direct, maskless creation of single silicon vacancy centres in diamond nanostructures, and report linewidths comparable to naturally occurring centreshttps://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15376
spellingShingle Tim Schröder
Matthew E. Trusheim
Michael Walsh
Luozhou Li
Jiabao Zheng
Marco Schukraft
Alp Sipahigil
Ruffin E. Evans
Denis D. Sukachev
Christian T. Nguyen
Jose L. Pacheco
Ryan M. Camacho
Edward S. Bielejec
Mikhail D. Lukin
Dirk Englund
Scalable focused ion beam creation of nearly lifetime-limited single quantum emitters in diamond nanostructures
Nature Communications
title Scalable focused ion beam creation of nearly lifetime-limited single quantum emitters in diamond nanostructures
title_full Scalable focused ion beam creation of nearly lifetime-limited single quantum emitters in diamond nanostructures
title_fullStr Scalable focused ion beam creation of nearly lifetime-limited single quantum emitters in diamond nanostructures
title_full_unstemmed Scalable focused ion beam creation of nearly lifetime-limited single quantum emitters in diamond nanostructures
title_short Scalable focused ion beam creation of nearly lifetime-limited single quantum emitters in diamond nanostructures
title_sort scalable focused ion beam creation of nearly lifetime limited single quantum emitters in diamond nanostructures
url https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15376
work_keys_str_mv AT timschroder scalablefocusedionbeamcreationofnearlylifetimelimitedsinglequantumemittersindiamondnanostructures
AT matthewetrusheim scalablefocusedionbeamcreationofnearlylifetimelimitedsinglequantumemittersindiamondnanostructures
AT michaelwalsh scalablefocusedionbeamcreationofnearlylifetimelimitedsinglequantumemittersindiamondnanostructures
AT luozhouli scalablefocusedionbeamcreationofnearlylifetimelimitedsinglequantumemittersindiamondnanostructures
AT jiabaozheng scalablefocusedionbeamcreationofnearlylifetimelimitedsinglequantumemittersindiamondnanostructures
AT marcoschukraft scalablefocusedionbeamcreationofnearlylifetimelimitedsinglequantumemittersindiamondnanostructures
AT alpsipahigil scalablefocusedionbeamcreationofnearlylifetimelimitedsinglequantumemittersindiamondnanostructures
AT ruffineevans scalablefocusedionbeamcreationofnearlylifetimelimitedsinglequantumemittersindiamondnanostructures
AT denisdsukachev scalablefocusedionbeamcreationofnearlylifetimelimitedsinglequantumemittersindiamondnanostructures
AT christiantnguyen scalablefocusedionbeamcreationofnearlylifetimelimitedsinglequantumemittersindiamondnanostructures
AT joselpacheco scalablefocusedionbeamcreationofnearlylifetimelimitedsinglequantumemittersindiamondnanostructures
AT ryanmcamacho scalablefocusedionbeamcreationofnearlylifetimelimitedsinglequantumemittersindiamondnanostructures
AT edwardsbielejec scalablefocusedionbeamcreationofnearlylifetimelimitedsinglequantumemittersindiamondnanostructures
AT mikhaildlukin scalablefocusedionbeamcreationofnearlylifetimelimitedsinglequantumemittersindiamondnanostructures
AT dirkenglund scalablefocusedionbeamcreationofnearlylifetimelimitedsinglequantumemittersindiamondnanostructures