Low Temperature Studies of the Excited-State Structure of Negatively Charged Nitrogen-Vacancy Color Centers in Diamond

A. Batalov; V. Jacques; F. Kaiser; P. Siyushev; P. Neumann; L. J. Rogers; R. L. McMurtrie; N. B. Manson; F. Jelezko; J. Wrachtrup

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.195506

Low Temperature Studies of the Excited-State Structure of Negatively Charged Nitrogen-Vacancy Color Centers in Diamond

A. Batalov^*, V. Jacques, F. Kaiser, P. Siyushev, P. Neumann, L. J. Rogers, R. L. McMurtrie, N. B. Manson, F. Jelezko, J. Wrachtrup

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We report a study of the E3 excited-state structure of single negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy (NV) defects in diamond, combining resonant excitation at cryogenic temperatures and optically detected magnetic resonance. A theoretical model is developed and shows excellent agreement with experimental observations. In addition, we show that the two orbital branches associated with the E3 excited state are averaged when operating at room temperature. This study leads to an improved physical understanding of the NV defect electronic structure, which is invaluable for the development of diamond-based quantum information processing.

Original language	English
Article number	195506
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	102
Issue number	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.195506
Publication status	Published - 14 May 2009

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