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Resonant optical access to spin of silicon-vacancy centre in diamond

Benjamin Pingault, Tina Müller, Christian Hepp, Elke Neu, Christoph Becher, Mete Atatüre

Published Jan 1, 2014• 0 citations
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Abstract

The spin state of the silicon-vacancy centre in diamond and its optical accessibility have so far remained elusive. We here evidence spin-tagged fluorescence through resonant optical access to the electronic spin ½ of the centre.
DOI
10.1364/qim.2014.qth4a.4

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