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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Coherent Coupling Between Microwave and Optical Fields via Electron Spin Coherence in Diamond

Ignas Lekavicius, D. Andrew Golter, Thein Oo, Hailin Wang

Published Jan 1, 2017• 0 citations
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Abstract

Using phase-dependent coherent population trapping, we demonstrate the conversion of microwave phase information into optical phase information via an electron spin coherence in diamond and vice versa.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_at.2017.jtu5a.17

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