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Published on: June 28, 2016
Fluorescence Polarization Switching from a Single Silicon Vacancy Colour Centre in Diamond
Yan Liu1, Gengxu Chen1, Youying Rong1
1State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, P. R. China.
Abstract:
Single-photon emitters with stable and uniform photoluminescence properties are important for quantum technology. However, in many cases, colour centres in diamond exhibit spectral diffusion and photoluminescence intensity fluctuation. It is therefore essential to investigate the dynamics of colour centres at the single defect level in order to enable the on-demand manipulation and improved applications in quantum technology. Here we report the polarization switching, intensity jumps and spectral shifting observed on a negatively charged single silicon-vacancy colour centre in diamond. The observed phenomena elucidate the single emitter dynamics induced by photoionization of nearby electron donors in the diamond.
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