Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Phase Contrast and Differential Interference Contrast Microscopy01:26

Phase Contrast and Differential Interference Contrast Microscopy

8.2K
Phase-Contrast Microscopes
In-phase-contrast microscopes, interference between light directly passing through a cell and light refracted by cellular components is used to create high-contrast, high-resolution images without staining. It is the oldest and simplest type of microscope that creates an image by altering the wavelengths of light rays passing through the specimen. Altered wavelength paths are created using an annular stop in the condenser. The annular stop produces a hollow cone of...
8.2K
Imaging Biological Samples with Optical Microscopy01:18

Imaging Biological Samples with Optical Microscopy

4.8K
Optical microscopy uses optic principles to provide detailed images of samples. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek designed the first compound optical microscope in the 17th century to visualize blood cells, bacteria, and yeast cells. In 1830, Joseph Jackson Lister created an essentially modern light microscope. The 20th century saw the development of microscopes with enhanced magnification and resolution.
In optical microscopy, the specimen to be viewed is placed on a glass slide and clipped on the stage...
4.8K

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Pharmaceutical Innovation and Drug Policy: The Case of the 1984 Hatch-Waxman Act.

PloS one·2026
Same author

Single pixel image classification using an ultrafast digital light projector.

Optics express·2026
Same author

MOCVD Growth of κ‑Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> on Al-Rich Al <sub><i>x</i></sub> Ga<sub>1-<i>x</i></sub> N Templates: Phase Diagram and Microstructural Evolution.

Crystal growth & design·2026
Same author

On-chip optical pumping of nanowire emitters using transfer-printed micro-LEDs.

Nanotechnology·2026
Same author

Controlling point defect populations in AlGaN deep UV LEDs.

Nanotechnology·2026
Same author

Fast and sensitive wavelength modulation gas spectroscopy in micro-drilled hollow-core fiber.

Optics express·2026

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jul 15, 2025

High Pressure Single Crystal Diffraction at PX^2
11:32

High Pressure Single Crystal Diffraction at PX^2

Published on: January 16, 2017

21.6K

Additive GaN Solid Immersion Lenses for Enhanced Photon Extraction Efficiency from Diamond Color Centers.

Xingrui Cheng1,2, Nils Kolja Wessling3, Saptarsi Ghosh4

  • 1Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PH, U.K.

ACS Photonics
|September 25, 2023
PubMed
Summary

Researchers improved light collection from nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond using gallium nitride (GaN) micro-lenses. This enhances quantum system integration by boosting fluorescent light extraction efficiency.

More Related Videos

High Resolution Phonon-assisted Quasi-resonance Fluorescence Spectroscopy
10:40

High Resolution Phonon-assisted Quasi-resonance Fluorescence Spectroscopy

Published on: June 28, 2016

7.6K
Sample Preparation and Transfer Protocol for In-Vacuum Long-Wavelength Crystallography on Beamline I23 at Diamond Light Source
10:32

Sample Preparation and Transfer Protocol for In-Vacuum Long-Wavelength Crystallography on Beamline I23 at Diamond Light Source

Published on: April 23, 2021

2.8K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jul 15, 2025

High Pressure Single Crystal Diffraction at PX^2
11:32

High Pressure Single Crystal Diffraction at PX^2

Published on: January 16, 2017

21.6K
High Resolution Phonon-assisted Quasi-resonance Fluorescence Spectroscopy
10:40

High Resolution Phonon-assisted Quasi-resonance Fluorescence Spectroscopy

Published on: June 28, 2016

7.6K
Sample Preparation and Transfer Protocol for In-Vacuum Long-Wavelength Crystallography on Beamline I23 at Diamond Light Source
10:32

Sample Preparation and Transfer Protocol for In-Vacuum Long-Wavelength Crystallography on Beamline I23 at Diamond Light Source

Published on: April 23, 2021

2.8K

Area of Science:

  • Quantum optics
  • Solid-state physics
  • Materials science

Background:

  • Efficient light extraction from solid-state spin centers is crucial for quantum systems.
  • Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond are promising solid-state spin qubits.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To enhance fluorescent light collection efficiency from NV centers in diamond.
  • To enable deterministic fabrication routes for scalable quantum systems.

Main Methods:

  • Laser-writing of NV centers in bulk diamond.
  • Micro-transfer printing of gallium nitride (GaN) solid immersion lenses.
  • Noninvasive integration of micro-lenses via van der Waals forces.

Main Results:

  • Approximately 2x improvement in fluorescent light collection efficiency for NV centers at 5 μm depth with NA = 0.95 objective.
  • Significant enhancement of light collection and signal-to-noise ratio with NA = 0.5 objective.
  • Preservation of NV center quantum properties after micro-lens integration.

Conclusions:

  • Micro-transfer printed GaN solid immersion lenses effectively enhance light extraction from NV centers in diamond.
  • The integration method is noninvasive and compatible with scalable quantum system development.
  • This approach offers a promising route for improving the performance of diamond-based quantum technologies.