Quantifying NV-center Spectral Diffusion by Symmetry

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العنوان: Quantifying NV-center Spectral Diffusion by Symmetry
المؤلفون: McCullian, B. A., Cheung, H. F. H., Chen, H. Y., Fuchs, G. D.
سنة النشر: 2022
مصطلحات موضوعية: Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics, Quantum Physics
الوصف: The spectrally narrow, spin-dependent optical transitions of nitrogen vacancy (NV) center defects in diamond can be harnessed for quantum networking applications. Key to such networking schemes is the generation of indistinguishable photons. Two challenges limit scalability in such systems: defect-to-defect variations of the optical transition frequencies caused by local strain variation, and spectral diffusion of the optical frequencies on repeated measurement caused by photoexcitation of nearby charge traps. In this experimental study we undertake a group theoretic approach to quantifying spectral diffusion and strain, decomposing each into components corresponding to Jahn-Teller symmetries of the NV center. We investigate correlations between the components of strain, spectral diffusion, and depth from surface, finding that strain and spectral diffusion are each dominated by longitudinal perturbations. We also find a weak negative correlation between transverse static strain and total spectral diffusion suggesting that transverse strain provides some degree of protection from spectral diffusion. Additionally, we find that spectral diffusion becomes more pronounced with increasing depth in the diamond bulk. Our symmetry-decomposed technique for quantifying spectral diffusion can be valuable for understanding how a given nanoscale charge trap environment influences spectral diffusion and for developing strategies of mitigation.
Comment: 29 pages in preprint format including figures and appendix
نوع الوثيقة: Working Paper
URL الوصول: http://arxiv.org/abs/2206.11362
رقم الأكسشن: edsarx.2206.11362
قاعدة البيانات: arXiv