Abstract
Photoluminescence (PL) spectra of single nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers in 50-nm diamond nanocrystals at the zero-phonon line (ZPL) were directly observed using a Fabry-Perot interferometer at cryogenic temperatures. The narrowest linewidth of ZPL was 1.2 GHz (1.9±0.7 GHz on average), comparable to ZPL linewidths in PL spectra reported for NV centers in pure bulk diamond. This observation is important to the application of NV centers for use in quantum communication and computation devices, and in nano-sensing.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 29679-29686 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Optics Express |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 24 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics