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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Single Photons and Single Spins: NV Centres Encapsulated in Silicon Nitride

Joe A. Smith, Jorge Monroy-Ruz, John Rarity, Krishna C. Balram

Published Jan 1, 2020• 0 citations
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Abstract

We demonstrate nitrogen-rich silicon nitride is a viable quantum photonics platform, evidencing both the optical and spin properties of an individual NV centre is preserved after encapsulation, surpassing the single photon and single spin threshold.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_si.2020.stu4f.3

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