NANOPHOTONICS WITH DIAMOND AND SILICON CARBIDE FOR QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES.

Nanophotonics with Diamond and Silicon Carbide for Quantum Technologies provides an in-depth overview of key developments in diamond and silicon carbide photonics to enable spin-photon interfaces, quantum computing, quantum imaging, and quantum sensing.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : ELSEVIER - HEALTH SCIENCE, 2025.
Series:	Nanophotonics Series.
Subjects:	Quantum theory. Nanophotonics. Diamonds > Industrial applications. Silicon carbide > Industrial applications. Théorie quantique. Nanophotonique. Diamants > Applications industrielles. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Front Cover
Nanophotonics with Diamond and Silicon Carbide for Quantum Technologies
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
List of contributors
1 Introduction
1.1 Motivations and aims of the book
1.2 Background of diamond and silicon carbide photonics towards quantum technologies
1.3 Overview of the book structure
1.3.1 Materials growth implications to quantum photonics
1.3.2 Nano- and microfabrication methods for photonics
1.3.3 Color centers studies, engineering control
1.3.4 Spin-photon interface
1.3.5 Nanophotonics integration
1.3.6 Quantum technologies case studies
References
2 Diamond growth and properties for quantum technologies
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Diamond synthesis
2.2.1 Chemical vapor deposition diamond growth
2.2.2 Diamond growth model
2.2.3 Chemical vapor deposition reactors for diamond growth
2.2.4 Substrate influence and pretreatment
2.2.5 Nitrogen doping
2.3 The nitrogen vacancy center in diamond
2.3.1 Optical properties of the nitrogen vacancy center
2.3.2 Spin properties of the nitrogen vacancy center
2.4 Diamond growth for photonic and quantum applications
2.4.1 Other color centers in diamond
2.4.2 Aligned nitrogen vacancys
2.4.3 Nitrogen delta doping
2.4.4 Isotope control
2.4.5 Codoping
2.4.6 Surface termination
2.4.7 Microstructures via growth
References
3 Micro- and nanofabrication techniques for single crystal diamond photonics
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Substrate preparation
3.2.1 Laser cutting
3.2.2 Grinding and polishing
3.2.3 Experimental procedures for sample cleaning
3.2.4 Commercially available substrate preparation services
3.3 Patterning
3.3.1 Lithography
3.3.2 Direct patterning
3.4 Etching
3.4.1 High-temperature oxygen and water vapor etching
3.4.2 Catalyst assisted etching.
3.4.3 Reactive ion etching
3.5 Outlook
References
4 Quantum micro-nanodevices fabricated in diamond by femtosecond laser and ion irradiation
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Background
4.2.1 Color centers in diamond
4.2.2 Energy levels
4.2.3 Optically detected magnetic resonance
4.2.4 Diamond nanofabrication methods
4.2.5 Ion beam lithography
4.2.6 Femtosecond laser writing
4.3 Diamond photonics fabrication
4.3.1 Ion beam fabrication of optical waveguides
4.3.2 Femtosecond laser fabrication of optical waveguides
4.4 Graphitic modifications in diamond
4.4.1 Ion beam-assisted graphitic electrode formation in diamond
4.4.1.1 Conductive electrode fabrication using ion beam technique
4.4.1.2 Focused Ion Beam for graphite formation in diamond
4.4.1.3 Ion energy dependence of graphitic electrode on conductivity
4.4.2 Laser-assisted graphitic electrode formation in diamond
4.4.2.1 Conductive electrode fabrication using pulsed Bessel beams
4.4.2.2 Dependence of electrode conductivity on laser beam parameters
4.4.2.3 Role of crystallographic orientation of sample on the conductivity
4.4.2.4 Burst mode electrode fabrication
4.5 Deterministic placement of color centers
4.5.1 Ion beam implantation of color centers
4.5.2 Femtosecond laser-written nitrogen vacancies
4.6 Quantum technology devices in diamond
4.6.1 Ion implantation of quantum technology devices
4.6.2 Laser writing of quantum sensor using nitrogen-vacancy ensembles
4.6.3 Hybrid ion implantation and laser writing of quantum sensors
4.6.3.1 Nitrogen vacancy-based sensing in WG arrays
4.6.4 Quantum optics with single SiV-waveguide system
4.7 Conclusions and outlook
References
5 Ab initio simulations of color centers in diamond
5.1 Introduction.
5.1.1 Objectives of quantum mechanical modeling of color centers or defects
5.2 Ab initio and first principles modeling
5.2.1 Atomic structure and stability of point defects in diamond
5.2.1.1 Defect formation energy
5.2.1.2 Defect geometry
5.2.2 Electronic structure and spectroscopy of defects
5.2.2.1 Charge state transition levels and atomic charge
5.2.2.2 Electronic band structures
5.2.2.3 Absorption and fluorescence: zero-phonon lines and phonon sidebands
5.3 Color-centers in diamond
5.3.1 The nitrogen-vacancy-center
5.3.2 Group-IV color centers
5.3.3 P, B,O, vacancy, .... -center
5.3.4 d- and f-block dopants
5.4 Outlook
References
6 Color centers in diamond for quantum photonics
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Engineering of color centers
6.3 Optically active diamond defects
6.4 Nitrogen-vacancy color center in diamond
6.4.1 Ground and excited states of NV center
6.4.2 Optical and spin properties of NV center
6.5 Group-IV defects in diamond
6.5.1 Ground and excited states of group-IV vacancy centers
6.5.2 Optical and spin properties of group-IV defects
6.6 Some other defects
6.6.1 Neutrally charged silicon-vacancy
6.6.2 ST1 color center
6.6.3 TR12 color center
6.7 Conclusion
References
7 Diamond spin-photon interface
7.1 Key ingredients: what makes a good spin-photon interface?
7.2 The interface
7.2.1 Atomic structure of the nitrogen-vacancy center and group-IV defects
7.2.2 Electronic optical and spin states
7.2.3 Defect symmetry and its consequences
7.3 Optical properties
7.4 Spin properties and spin control
7.4.1 High-fidelity initialization and readout
7.4.1.1 NV spin initialization, control, and readout
7.4.1.2 SiV and other Group IV spin initialization, control, and readout
7.4.2 Spin coherence
7.4.3 Nuclear spin registers.
7.5 Protocols and demonstrations
7.5.1 Quantum sensing
7.5.2 Spin-photon entanglement
7.5.3 Remote entanglement, repeaters, and memories for quantum networks
7.6 Experimental considerations
7.6.1 Diamond sample
7.6.2 Cryogenics
7.6.3 Optics
7.6.4 Single-photon detection
7.6.5 Microwaves
7.6.6 Pulsed operation
7.7 Outlook
References
8 Diamond integrated quantum photonics
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Single-photon emitters coupled to diamond nanophotonic structures
8.2.1 Color center embedded in diamond waveguides
8.2.2 Color center embedded in photonic crystal nanobeam cavities
8.2.2.1 Photonic crystal nanobeam cavity with triangular cross section
8.2.2.2 Photonic-crystal nanobeam cavity with rectangular cross section
8.2.3 Color center coupled to resonators
8.3 Integrated single-photon detectors on diamond
8.3.1 Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors architectures and detection mechanism
8.3.2 Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors on single crystal diamond
8.3.2.1 Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors on bulk single-crystal diamond
8.3.2.2 Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors on single-crystal diamond nanophotonic waveguides
8.3.3 Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors on diamond-on-insulator
8.4 Manipulation of single photons and light in diamond
8.4.1 Passive components in diamond
8.4.2 Active tuning in diamond
8.4.2.1 Active control of cavities
8.4.2.2 Significance of tuning color centers in diamond
8.4.2.3 Strain tuning of color centers
8.4.2.4 Stark tuning of color centers
8.4.2.5 Other tuning techniques
8.4.3 Optomechanical devices in diamond
8.4.4 Spin-phonon interface and manipulation
8.5 Conclusions and outlook
References
9 Diamond color centers for enhanced quantum sensing.
9.1 How to build a quantum sensor?
9.2 Sensing protocols
9.2.1 A spin qubit interacting with an external signal
9.2.2 Optically detected magnetic resonance
9.2.3 Ramsey protocol
9.2.3.1 Sensitivity of Ramsey protocol
9.2.4 Dynamical decoupling
9.2.5 Optimal quantum control for sensing
9.3 Nitrogen-vacancy-diamond sensors
9.3.1 Coupling of the nitrogen vacancy electronic spin to external fields
9.3.2 Sensing modalities
9.4 Outlook
References
10 Fluorescent nanodiamonds
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Production of nanodiamonds
10.2.1 Nanodiamonds in nature
10.2.2 Detonation nanodiamonds
10.2.3 Chemical-vapor deposition nanodiamonds
10.2.4 High-pressure high-temperature nanodiamonds
10.2.5 Milled nanodiamonds
10.3 Color centers in nanodiamonds
10.3.1 Surface of nanodiamonds
10.3.2 Nitrogen-vacancy centers in nanodiamonds
10.3.3 Silicon-vacancy centers in nanodiamonds
10.3.4 Germanium-vacancy centers in nanodiamonds
10.4 Photonics integration
10.4.1 Fluorescent nanodiamonds and fiber-based resonators
10.4.2 Fluorescent nanodiamonds and photonic crystal cavities
10.5 Summary
References
11 Diamond single photon source for metrology: focus on radiometry and imaging
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Single-photon sources
11.3 Experimental schemes
11.3.1 The single-photon-sensitive confocal microscope
11.3.2 Second-order autocorrelation function
11.3.3 Hanbury Brown and Twiss interferometry
11.4 Metrological characterization of solid-state single-photon source
11.4.1 Measurement facility
11.4.2 Results
11.5 Quantum radiometry with single-photon sources
11.5.1 Single-photon detectors
11.5.2 Impurity centers in diamond as single-photon sources for quantum radiometry
11.6 Summary
Acknowledgments
References.