Anisotropic interactions of a single spin and dark-spin spectroscopy in diamond

Nature Physics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 94-98

  Epstein, R J ^a   Mendoza, F M ^a   Kato, Y K ^a   Awschalom, D D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ELECTROSPINNING; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; QUANTUM OPTICS; SPIN DYNAMICS;

ANISOTROPIC INTERACTION; ANISOTROPIC RELAXATION; COHERENT SPIN PRECESSION; MAGNETIC FIELD MAGNITUDES; MAGNETOPHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SOLID-STATE QUANTUM INFORMATION PROCESSING; SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUE; TWO-QUBIT OPERATIONS;

ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 33744798923     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys141     Document Type: Letter

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