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Stimulated emission from nitrogen-vacancy centres in diamond

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  • Jan Jeske

    (Chemical and Quantum Physics, School of Science, RMIT University)

  • Desmond W. M. Lau

    (ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, School of Science, RMIT University)

  • Xavier Vidal

    (ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems, Macquarie University)

  • Liam P. McGuinness

    (Institut für Quantenoptik, Universität Ulm)

  • Philipp Reineck

    (ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, School of Science, RMIT University)

  • Brett C. Johnson

    (School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville)

  • Marcus W. Doherty

    (Laser Physics Centre, Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University)

  • Jeffrey C. McCallum

    (School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville)

  • Shinobu Onoda

    (National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology)

  • Fedor Jelezko

    (Institut für Quantenoptik, Universität Ulm)

  • Takeshi Ohshima

    (National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology)

  • Thomas Volz

    (ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems, Macquarie University)

  • Jared H. Cole

    (Chemical and Quantum Physics, School of Science, RMIT University)

  • Brant C. Gibson

    (ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, School of Science, RMIT University)

  • Andrew D. Greentree

    (Chemical and Quantum Physics, School of Science, RMIT University
    ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, School of Science, RMIT University)

Abstract

Stimulated emission is the process fundamental to laser operation, thereby producing coherent photon output. Despite negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy (NV−) centres being discussed as a potential laser medium since the 1980s, there have been no definitive observations of stimulated emission from ensembles of NV− to date. Here we show both theoretical and experimental evidence for stimulated emission from NV− using light in the phonon sidebands around 700 nm. Furthermore, we show the transition from stimulated emission to photoionization as the stimulating laser wavelength is reduced from 700 to 620 nm. While lasing at the zero-phonon line is suppressed by ionization, our results open the possibility of diamond lasers based on NV− centres, tuneable over the phonon sideband. This broadens the applications of NV− magnetometers from single centre nanoscale sensors to a new generation of ultra-precise ensemble laser sensors, which exploit the contrast and signal amplification of a lasing system.

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  • Jan Jeske & Desmond W. M. Lau & Xavier Vidal & Liam P. McGuinness & Philipp Reineck & Brett C. Johnson & Marcus W. Doherty & Jeffrey C. McCallum & Shinobu Onoda & Fedor Jelezko & Takeshi Ohshima & Tho, 2017. "Stimulated emission from nitrogen-vacancy centres in diamond," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 8(1), pages 1-8, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:8:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms14000
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14000
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    1. Alexander Savvin & Alexander Dormidonov & Evgeniya Smetanina & Vladimir Mitrokhin & Evgeniy Lipatov & Dmitriy Genin & Sergey Potanin & Alexander Yelisseyev & Viktor Vins, 2021. "NV– diamond laser," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-8, December.

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