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Area of Science:

  • Quantum sensing
  • Solid-state spin physics
  • Magnetometry

Background:

  • Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond are promising quantum sensors.
  • Conventional magnetometry often relies on two-level systems, limiting sensitivity.
  • Exploiting all magnetic sublevels of S=1 NV centers can enhance performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate multipulse magnetometry for enhanced magnetic field sensitivity.
  • To utilize all three magnetic sublevels of the S=1 nitrogen-vacancy center.
  • To improve sensitivity to AC magnetic fields compared to conventional methods.

Main Methods:

  • Development and application of dual-frequency microwave pulsing techniques.
  • Derivation of the spin evolution operator for dual-frequency microwave excitation.
  • Implementation of multipulse sequences with up to 128 pulses.

Main Results:

  • The proposed scheme achieves twice the sensitivity to AC magnetic fields compared to two-level magnetometry.
  • Demonstrated effectiveness of dual-frequency excitation for double-quantum state swaps.
  • Observed up to a 2x enhancement in signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for NMR detection, with a theoretical potential of 4x.

Conclusions:

  • Multipulse magnetometry exploiting all three magnetic sublevels offers superior magnetic field sensing.
  • Dual-frequency microwave pulsing is a key enabling technique for this enhanced sensitivity.
  • The method shows significant potential for improving the detection of weak magnetic signals, such as in NMR.