Strain Coupling of a Mechanical Resonator to a Single Quantum Emitter in Diamond

Kenneth W. Lee, Donghun Lee, Preeti Ovartchaiyapong, Joaquin Minguzzi, Jero R. Maze, Ania C. Bleszynski Jayich

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Abstract

The recent maturation of hybrid quantum devices has led to significant enhancements in the functionality of a wide variety of quantum systems. In particular, harnessing mechanical resonators for manipulation and control has expanded the use of two-level systems in quantum-information science and quantum sensing. Here, we report on a monolithic hybrid quantum device in which strain fields associated with resonant vibrations of a diamond cantilever dynamically control the optical transitions of a single nitrogen-vacancy (NV) defect center in diamond. We quantitatively characterize the strain coupling to the orbital states of the NV center and, with mechanical driving, we observe NV-strain couplings exceeding 10 GHz. Furthermore, we use this strain-mediated coupling to match the frequency and polarization dependence of the zero-phonon lines of two spatially separated and initially distinguishable NV centers. The experiments demonstrated here mark an important step toward engineering a quantum device capable of realizing and probing the dynamics of nonclassical states of mechanical resonators, spin systems, and photons.

Original languageEnglish
Article number034005
JournalPhysical Review Applied
Volume6
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016 Sept 12

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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