Hands-on quantum sensing with NV centers in diamond
J. L. Sánchez Toural, Victor Marzoa, Ramón Bernardo Gavito +2 more
The physical properties of diamond crystals, such as color or electrical conductivity, can be controlled via impurities.In particular, when doped with nitrogen and under certain conditions, optically active nitrogen-vacany centers (NV) can be induced.The center is an outstanding quantum spin system that enables, under ambient conditions, optical initialization, readout, and coherent microwave control with applications in sensing and quantum information.Under optical and radio frequency excitation, the Zeeman splitting of the degenerate states allows the quantitative measurement of external magnetic fields with high sensitivity.This study provides a pedagogical introduction to the properties of the NV centers as well as a step-by-step process to develop and test, a simple magnetic quantum sensor based on color centers with large potential for the development of highly compact multi-sensor systems.
•Sep 12, 2022•0 citations