With the advent of quantum technology, nitrogen vacancy (
N-
V) centers in diamond turn out to be a frontier that provides an efficient platform for quantum computation, communication, and sensing applications. Due to the coupled spin-charge dynamics of the
N-
V system, knowledge of
N-
V charge-state dynamics can help to formulate efficient spin-control sequences strategically. Here, we report two spectroscopy-based deconvolution methods to create charge-state mapping images of ensembles of
N-
V centers in diamond. First, relying on the fact that an off-axis external magnetic field mixes the electronic spins and selectively modifies the photoluminescence (PL) of
N-${V}^{\ensuremath{-}}$, we perform decomposition of the optical spectrum for an ensemble of
N-
V and extract the spectra for
N-${V}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ and
N-
V0 states. Next, we introduce an optical-filter-based decomposition protocol and perform PL imaging for
N-${V}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ and
N-
V0. Previously obtained spectra for
N-${V}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ and
N-
V0 states are used to calculate their transmissivities through a long-pass optical filter. These results help us to determine the spatial distribution of the
N-
V charge states in a diamond sample.
With the advent of quantum technology, nitrogen vacancy (
NV) centers in diamond turn out to be a frontier which provides an efficient platform for quantum computation, communication and sensing applications. Due to the coupled spin-charge dynamics of the
NV system, knowledge about
NV charge state dynamics can help to formulate efficient spin control sequences strategically. Through this paper we report two spectroscopy-based deconvolution methods to create charge state mapping images of ensembles of
NV centers in diamond. First, relying on the fact that an off axis external magnetic field mixes the electronic spins and selectively modifies the photoluminescence (PL) of
NV−, we perform decomposition of the optical spectrum for an ensemble of
NVs and extract the spectra for
NV− and
NV0 states. Next, we introduce an optical filter based decomposition protocol and perform PL imaging for
NV− and
NV0. Earlier obtained spectra for
NV− and
NV0 states are used to calculate their transmissivities through a long pass optical filter. These results help us to determine the spatial distribution of the
NV charge states in a diamond sample.