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Nano Letters | 2010

Deterministic Coupling of a Single Nitrogen Vacancy Center to a Photonic Crystal Cavity

Dirk Englund; Brendan Shields; Kelley Rivoire; Fariba Hatami; Jelena Vuckovic; Hongkun Park; Mikhail D. Lukin

We describe and experimentally demonstrate a technique for deterministic, large coupling between a photonic crystal (PC) nanocavity and single photon emitters. The technique is based on in situ scanning of a PC cavity over a sample and allows the precise positioning of the cavity over a desired emitter with nanoscale resolution. The power of the technique is demonstrated by coupling the PC nanocavity to a single nitrogen vacancy (NV) center in diamond, an emitter system that provides optically accessible electron and nuclear spin qubits.


Nano Letters | 2012

Integrated Diamond Networks for Quantum Nanophotonics

Birgit Hausmann; Brendan Shields; Qimin Quan; Patrick Maletinsky; Murray W. McCutcheon; Jennifer T. Choy; T. Babinec; Alexander Kubanek; Amir Yacoby; Mikhail D. Lukin; Marko Loncar

We demonstrate an integrated nanophotonic network in diamond, consisting of a ring resonator coupled to an optical waveguide with grating in- and outcouplers. Using a nitrogen-vacancy color center embedded inside the ring resonator as a source of photons, single photon generation and routing at room temperature is observed. Furthermore, we observe a large overall photon extraction efficiency (10%) and high quality factors of ring resonators (3200 for waveguide-coupled system and 12,600 for a bare ring).


Nano Letters | 2012

Free-Standing Mechanical and Photonic Nanostructures in Single-Crystal Diamond

Michael J. Burek; Nathalie de Leon; Brendan Shields; Birgit Hausmann; Yiwen Chu; Qimin Quan; A. S. Zibrov; Hongkun Park; Mikhail D. Lukin; Marko Loncar

A variety of nanoscale photonic, mechanical, electronic, and optoelectronic devices require scalable thin film fabrication. Typically, the device layer is defined by thin film deposition on a substrate of a different material, and optical or electrical isolation is provided by the material properties of the substrate or by removal of the substrate. For a number of materials this planar approach is not feasible, and new fabrication techniques are required to realize complex nanoscale devices. Here, we report a three-dimensional fabrication technique based on anisotropic plasma etching at an oblique angle to the sample surface. As a proof of concept, this angled-etching methodology is used to fabricate free-standing nanoscale components in bulk single-crystal diamond, including nanobeam mechanical resonators, optical waveguides, and photonic crystal and microdisk cavities. Potential applications of the fabricated prototypes range from classical and quantum photonic devices to nanomechanical-based sensors and actuators.


Nano Letters | 2013

Coupling of NV Centers to Photonic Crystal Nanobeams in Diamond

Birgit Hausmann; Brendan Shields; Qimin Quan; Yiwen Chu; N. P. de Leon; Ruffin E. Evans; Michael J. Burek; A. S. Zibrov; Matthew Markham; Daniel Twitchen; Hongkun Park; M. D. Lukin; M. Loncǎr

The realization of efficient optical interfaces for solid-state atom-like systems is an important problem in quantum science with potential applications in quantum communications and quantum information processing. We describe and demonstrate a technique for coupling single nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers to suspended diamond photonic crystal cavities with quality factors up to 6000. Specifically, we present an enhancement of the NV centers zero-phonon line fluorescence by a factor of ~ 7 in low-temperature measurements.


Nano Letters | 2014

Coherent optical transitions in implanted nitrogen vacancy centers

Yiwen Chu; N. P. de Leon; Brendan Shields; Birgit Hausmann; Ruffin E. Evans; E. Togan; Michael J. Burek; Matthew Markham; Alastair Stacey; A. S. Zibrov; Amir Yacoby; Daniel Twitchen; Marko Loncar; Hongkun Park; Patrick Maletinsky; Mikhail D. Lukin

We report the observation of stable optical transitions in nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers created by ion implantation. Using a combination of high temperature annealing and subsequent surface treatment, we reproducibly create NV centers with zero-phonon lines (ZPL) exhibiting spectral diffusion that is close to the lifetime-limited optical line width. The residual spectral diffusion is further reduced by using resonant optical pumping to maintain the NV(-) charge state. This approach allows for placement of NV centers with excellent optical coherence in a well-defined device layer, which is a crucial step in the development of diamond-based devices for quantum optics, nanophotonics, and quantum information science.


Nature Communications | 2017

Purely antiferromagnetic magnetoelectric random access memory

Tobias Kosub; Martin Kopte; Ruben Hühne; Patrick Appel; Brendan Shields; Patrick Maletinsky; René Hübner; M. O. Liedke; J. Fassbender; Oliver G. Schmidt; Denys Makarov

Magnetic random access memory schemes employing magnetoelectric coupling to write binary information promise outstanding energy efficiency. We propose and demonstrate a purely antiferromagnetic magnetoelectric random access memory (AF-MERAM) that offers a remarkable 50-fold reduction of the writing threshold compared with ferromagnet-based counterparts, is robust against magnetic disturbances and exhibits no ferromagnetic hysteresis losses. Using the magnetoelectric antiferromagnet Cr2O3, we demonstrate reliable isothermal switching via gate voltage pulses and all-electric readout at room temperature. As no ferromagnetic component is present in the system, the writing magnetic field does not need to be pulsed for readout, allowing permanent magnets to be used. Based on our prototypes, we construct a comprehensive model of the magnetoelectric selection mechanisms in thin films of magnetoelectric antiferromagnets, revealing misfit induced ferrimagnetism as an important factor. Beyond memory applications, the AF-MERAM concept introduces a general all-electric interface for antiferromagnets and should find wide applicability in antiferromagnetic spintronics.


Physical Review Letters | 2015

Efficient Readout of a Single Spin State in Diamond via Spin-to-Charge Conversion

Brendan Shields; Quirin Unterreithmeier; N. P. de Leon; Hongkun Park; Mikhail D. Lukin

Efficient readout of individual electronic spins associated with atomlike impurities in the solid state is essential for applications in quantum information processing and quantum metrology. We demonstrate a new method for efficient spin readout of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond. The method is based on conversion of the electronic spin state of the NV to a charge-state distribution, followed by single-shot readout of the charge state. Conversion is achieved through a spin-dependent photoionization process in diamond at room temperature. Using NVs in nanofabricated diamond beams, we demonstrate that the resulting spin readout noise is within a factor of 3 of the spin projection noise level. Applications of this technique for nanoscale magnetic sensing are discussed.


Physical Review Letters | 2017

Depolarization Dynamics in a Strongly Interacting Solid-State Spin Ensemble

Joonhee Choi; Soonwon Choi; Georg Kucsko; Peter Maurer; Brendan Shields; Hitoshi Sumiya; Shinobu Onoda; Junichi Isoya; Eugene Demler; Fedor Jelezko; Norman Yao; Mikhail D. Lukin

We study the depolarization dynamics of a dense ensemble of dipolar interacting spins, associated with nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond. We observe anomalously fast, density-dependent, and nonexponential spin relaxation. To explain these observations, we propose a microscopic model where an interplay of long-range interactions, disorder, and dissipation leads to predictions that are in quantitative agreement with both current and prior experimental results. Our results pave the way for controlled many-body experiments with long-lived and strongly interacting ensembles of solid-state spins.


Physical Review X | 2017

Deterministic Enhancement of Coherent Photon Generation from a Nitrogen-Vacancy Center in Ultrapure Diamond

Daniel Riedel; Immo Söllner; Brendan Shields; Sebastian Starosielec; Patrick Appel; Elke Neu; Patrick Maletinsky; Richard J. Warburton

The nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond has an optically addressable, highly coherent spin. However, an NV center even in high quality single-crystalline material is a very poor source of single photons: extraction out of the high-index diamond is inefficient, the emission of coherent photons represents just a few per cent of the total emission, and the decay time is large. In principle, all three problems can be addressed with a resonant microcavity. In practice, it has proved difficult to implement this concept: photonic engineering hinges on nano-fabrication yet it is notoriously difficult to process diamond without degrading the NV centers. We present here a microcavity scheme which uses minimally processed diamond, thereby preserving the high quality of the starting material, and a tunable microcavity platform. We demonstrate a clear change in the lifetime for multiple individual NV centers on tuning both the cavity frequency and anti-node position, a Purcell effect. The overall Purcell factor


conference on lasers and electro optics | 2012

Angle-etched free-standing photonic crystal nanobeam cavities in single-crystal diamond

Michael J. Burek; Brendan Shields; Nathalie de Leon; Birgit Hausmann; Yiwen Chu; Qimin Quan; Mikhail D. Lukin; Marko Loncar

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Dirk Englund

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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