Mechanical & Materials Engineering, Department of
Document Type
Article
Date of this Version
1-9-2016
Citation
United States Patent Application Publication Meriles et al. Pub. No.: US 2016/0161583 A1
Abstract
A method of dynamically polarizing the nuclear spin host of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond is provided. The method uses optical, microwave and radio-frequency pulses to recursively transfer spin polarization from the NV electronic spin. Nitrogen nuclear spin initialization approaching 80% at room temperature is demonstrated both in ensemble and single NV centers without relying on level anti-crossings. This makes the method applicable at arbitrary magnetic fields.
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