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Spin Dynamics of Single Er3+ Ions coupled to a Nanoscale Optical Cavity

Salim Ourari, Mouktik Raha, Songtao Chen, Christopher M. Phenicie, Jeff D. Thompson

Published Jan 1, 2020• 0 citations
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Abstract

We demonstrate single-shot readout of the spin of a single Er3+ ion in a silicon nanophotonic cavity, leveraging cavity-enhanced cyclicity.
DOI
10.1364/quantum.2020.qth5a.4

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