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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

The nitrogen-vacancy center: controlling quantum registers in diamond

Lilian Childress, Lucio Robledo, Hannes Bernien, Bas Hensen, Paul F. A. Alkemade, Matthew Markham, Daniel J. Twitchen, Ronald Hanson

Published Jan 1, 2012• 0 citations
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Abstract

Using the resonant optical transitions associated with individual nitrogen-vacancy defect centers, we demonstrate techniques for single-shot readout and quantum-optical connection of spin-based quantum registers in diamond.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_at.2012.jw1i.4

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