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arXiv:0811.0328 · Applied Physics Letters

Coupling of nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond to a GaP waveguide

Kai‐Mei C. Fu, Charles Santori, Paul E. Barclay, Igor Aharonovich, Steven Prawer, Neal Meyer, A. M. Holm, Raymond G. Beausoleil

Published Dec 8, 2008• 107 citations
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Abstract

The optical coupling of guided modes in a GaP waveguide to nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond is demonstrated. The electric field penetration into diamond and the loss of the guided mode are measured. The results indicate that the GaP-diamond system could be useful in realizing coupled microcavity-NV devices for quantum information processing in diamond.

DOI
10.1063/1.3045950

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